| Gene Symbol | ent-gene-f71a9e3c |
| Morphology | pro-opiomelanocortin neuron (source: Cell Ontology) |
| Position | Adjacent to the floor of the third ventricle |
| Boundaries | Dorsal to the median eminence, ventral to the ventromedial hypothalamus |
| Blood-brain barrier | Partially circumventricular organ with leaky capillaries |
| Access to circulating signals | Peripheral hormones (leptin, ghrelin, insulin) can access ARC neurons |
| POMC gene | Proopiomelanocortin precursor protein |
| Insulin receptors | Metabolic sensing |
| Leptin receptors (LepRb) | Leptin sensitivity |
| Serotonin receptors (5-HT2C) | Serotonin modulation |
| Melanocortin-4 receptors (MC4R) | Autoreceptor function |
| KG Connections | 2 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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