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. 2015 Dec 9;172(24):5744–5869. doi: 10.1111/bph.13348
Nomenclature MT1 receptor MT2 receptor
HGNC, UniProt MTNR1A, P48039 MTNR1B, P49286
Endogenous agonists melatonin (pK i 9.1–9.7) [67, 445, 447] melatonin (pK i 9.4–9.8) [67, 445, 447]
Agonists ramelteon (pK i 10.9) [909], agomelatine (pK i 10–10.4) [67, 132] agomelatine (pK i 9.9–10.5) [67, 132], ramelteon (pK i 10) [909, 1565]
Selective agonists IIK7 (pK i 10.3) [506, 1814], 5‐methoxy‐luzindole (Partial agonist) (pK i 9.6) [447]
Selective antagonists 4P‐PDOT (pK i 8.8–9.4) [67, 447, 448], K185 (pK i 9.3) [506, 1814], DH97 (pK i 8) [1865]
Labelled ligands [125I]SD6 (Agonist) (pK d 10.9) [1074], 2‐[125I]melatonin (Agonist) (pK d 9.9–10.7) [67, 447], [3H]melatonin (Agonist) (pK d 9.4–9.9) [230] [125I]SD6 (Agonist) (pK d 10.2) [1074], 2‐[125I]melatonin (Agonist) (pK d 9.7–10) [67, 447], [125I]DIV880 (Agonist, Partial agonist) (pK d 9.7) [1074], [3H]melatonin (Agonist) (pK d 9–9.6) [230]