AgRP acted as a biased agonist in human MC3R, decreasing cAMP level but stimulating ERK1/2 activation.
AgRP stimulated ERK1/2 phosphorylation through MC3R and MC4R by different mechanisms.
Both NDP-MSH and AgRP treatment induced significant AKT phosphorylation in MC4R-expressing GT1-7 cells.
NDP-MSH, but not AgRP, inhibited AMPK activity in MC3R-transfacted HEK293T cells.