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HMRbase accession number10026
Swiss-prot Accession numberP11185 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionRelaxin [Contains: Relaxin B chain; Relaxin A chain].
Source organismBalaenoptera edeni (Pigmy Bryde's whale)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Cetartiodactyla; Cetacea;Mysticeti; Balaenopteridae; Balaenoptera.
Subcellular locationSecreted
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the insulin family.
Tissue SpecificityN/A
Post translational modification N/A
FunctionRelaxin is an ovarian hormone that acts with estrogen to produce dilatation of the birth canal in many mammals
Protein Length54 Amino acids
Molecular weight6071
References1  PubMed abstract 2910872
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameRelaxin A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceRMTLSEKCCQVGCIRKDIARLC
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein22 Residues from position (33-54)
ReceptorN/A
Gene IDN/A
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated