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. 2020 Apr 9;41(4):bnaa009. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnaa009

Table 3.

Effect of MSH/MC1R Signaling on DNA Damage and Repair

Author, Year (Reference) Type of Study Cells or Tissues MSH/MC1R Manipulation Type of DNA Damaging Treatment Effects on DNA Damage or Repair Mechanisms
Kadekaro et al., 2012 (116) Ex vivo Adult and neonatal human melanocytes αMSH treatment UV irradiation H2O2 ↓ DNA damage ↑ ATR ↑ DNA-PKcs↑ Phospho-p53 ↑ GADD45 ↑ pChk2 ↑ OGG1 ↑ APE1 (BER pathway)
Swope et al., 2014 (119) Ex vivo Human melanocytes αMSH treatment UV irradiation ↑ DNA repair ↑ pATM ↑ pATR ↑ pChk1, pChk2 ↑ XPC (NER pathway)
Bohm et al., 2005 (117) In vitro Human melanocytes αMSH treatment UVB irradiation ↓ DNA damage ↑ NER
Dong et al., 2010 (121) Ex vivo Human primary keratinocytes αMSH treatment UVB irradiation ↓ DNA damage ↑ NER XPA nuclear translocation
Smith et al., 2008 (123) In vitro Ex vivo B16 mouse melanoma cells, primary human melanocytes MCR1R siRNA UV irradiation ↑ DNA damage ↓ NR4A-dependent cyclobutene pyrimidine dimer removal (NER pathway)
Jarrett et al., 2017 (120) Ex vivo Primary human melanocytes αMSH treatment Cisplatin ↓ DNA damage Enhanced XPA-pATR association and cAMP-dependent DNA repair
In vitro Human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells MC1R transfection ↓ DNA damage
Song et al., 2009 (118) Ex vivo Primary human melanocytes αMSH treatment UV irradiation ↓ DNA damage ↓ Oxidation MC1R activation

Abbreviations: MC1R, melanocortin 1 receptor; MSH, melanocyte stimulating hormone; NER, nucleotide excision repair; p, phosphorylated; siRNA, small-interfering RNA; XP, xeroderma pigmentosum.