Relaxin A chain

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Contents 1 Description 2 Source Organism 3 Taxomomy 4 Subcellular Localization 5 Developmental Stage 6 Similarity 7 Post translational Modification 8 Function 9 GeneID

[edit] Description

Relaxin [Contains: Relaxin B chain; Relaxin A chain].

[edit] Source Organism

Balaenoptera edeni (Pigmy Bryde's whale).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Cetartiodactyla; Cetacea;Mysticeti; Balaenopteridae; Balaenoptera.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

Secreted.

[edit] Developmental Stage

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the insulin family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

Relaxin is an ovarian hormone that acts with estrogen to produce dilatation of the birth canal in many mammals

[edit] GeneID