Reported EC values for MT-II in transfected cell assays fall in the sub-nanomolar to low-nanomolar range at MC1R and MC4R, roughly an order of magnitude weaker at MC3R and MC5R, and it is essentially inactive at MC2R, the adrenocorticotropin receptor
Moreover, overexpression of -ENaC allows for a significant reduction of insulin content and glucose-induced insulin release possibly through the IRE1/XBP1 and PERK/CHOP ER stress pathways (Zhang et al., 2024)
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