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HMRbase accession number11221
Swiss-prot Accession numberP01348 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionProrelaxin precursor [Contains: Relaxin B chain; Relaxin A chain].
Source organismSus scrofa (Pig)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Cetartiodactyla; Suina; Suidae;Sus.
Subcellular locationSecreted
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the insulin family.
Tissue SpecificityN/A
Post translational modification N/A
Function Relaxin is an ovarian hormone that acts with estrogen to produce dilatation of the birth canal in many mammals
Protein Length182 Amino acids
Molecular weight20818
References1  PubMed abstract 6897721
2  PubMed abstract 2442155
3  PubMed abstract 876374
4  PubMed abstract 851452
5  PubMed abstract 843375
6  PubMed abstract 938497
7  PubMed abstract 887933
8  PubMed abstract 622170
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameRelaxin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceQSTNDFIKACGRELVRLWVEICGSVSWGRTAL
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein32 Residues from position (25-56)
ReceptorN/A
Gene ID396891      
PDB ID1RLX   2RLX   3RLX   4RLX      
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated