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Facts about Relaxin receptor 2.
Receptor for relaxin.
The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins leading to stimulation of adenylate cyclase and an increase of cAMP.May also be a receptor for Leydig insulin-like peptide (INSL3). .
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Gene Name: | RXFP2 |
Uniprot: | Q8WXD0 |
Entrez: | 122042 |
Belongs to: |
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G-protein coupled receptor 1 family |
G protein coupled receptor affecting testicular descent; Gpr106; GPR106G-protein coupled receptor 106; Great; GREATRelaxin family peptide receptor 2; INSL3R; leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 8; Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 8; Lgr8; LGR8.1; LGR8G-protein coupled receptor affecting testicular descent; Relaxin R2; relaxin receptor 2; relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 2; RelaxinR2; RLN2R; Rxfp2; RXFPR2
Mass (kDA):
86.453 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 13q13.1 |
Sequence: | 13; NC_000013.11 (31739526..31803389) |
Expressed mainly in the brain, kidney, muscle, testis, thyroid, uterus, peripheral blood cells and bone marrow.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 11809971 by Hsu S.Y., et al. Activation of orphan receptors by the hormone relaxin.
PMID: 12217959 by Gorlov I.P., et al. Mutations of the GREAT gene cause cryptorchidism.