ID   MLB_SCYCA               Reviewed;          18 AA.
AC   P01206;
DT   21-JUL-1986, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   21-JUL-1986, sequence version 1.
DT   11-DEC-2019, entry version 44.
DE   RecName: Full=Melanotropin beta;
DE   AltName: Full=Beta-MSH;
OS   Scyliorhinus canicula (Small-spotted catshark) (Squalus canicula).
OC   Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes;
OC   Elasmobranchii; Galeomorphii; Galeoidea; Carcharhiniformes; Scyliorhinidae;
OC   Scyliorhinus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=7830;
RN   [1]
RP   PROTEIN SEQUENCE.
RX   PubMed=4452470; DOI=10.1016/0016-6480(74)90152-x;
RA   Love R.M., Pickering B.T.;
RT   "A beta-MSH in the pituitary gland of the spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus
RT   canicula): isolation and structure.";
RL   Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 24:398-404(1974).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: MSH (melanocyte-stimulating hormone) increases the
CC       pigmentation of skin by increasing melanin production in melanocytes.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the POMC family. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   PIR; A01470; MTDFBC.
DR   GO; GO:0005576; C:extracellular region; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR   GO; GO:0005179; F:hormone activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   InterPro; IPR013531; Mcrtin_ACTH_cent.
DR   Pfam; PF00976; ACTH_domain; 1.
PE   1: Evidence at protein level;
KW   Direct protein sequencing; Hormone; Secreted.
FT   PEPTIDE         1..18
FT                   /note="Melanotropin beta"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000044295"
SQ   SEQUENCE   18 AA;  2195 MW;  353C93A30C314DF4 CRC64;
     BZIBYKMGHF RWGAPMDK