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HMRbase accession number11217
Swiss-prot Accession numberP22969 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionProrelaxin precursor (RXN) [Contains: Relaxin B chain; Relaxin Achain].
Source organismEquus caballus (Horse)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Perissodactyla; Equidae; Equus.
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 weight20721
References1   Min K., Shiota K., Ogawa T.; "Molecular cloning of equine preprorelaxin cDNA."; J. Reprod. Dev. 42:171-178(1996).
2  PubMed abstract 7543295
3  PubMed abstract 2055195
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameRelaxin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceQKPDDVIKACGRELARLRIEICGSLSWK
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein28 Residues from position (26-53)
ReceptorN/A
Gene ID100033823      
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated