Relaxin receptor explained

relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 1
Hgncid:19718
Symbol:RXFP1
Altsymbols:LGR7
Entrezgene:59350
Omim:606654
Refseq:NM_021634
Uniprot:Q9HBX9
Chromosome:4
Arm:q
Band:31.3
relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 2
Hgncid:17318
Symbol:RXFP2
Altsymbols:LGR8, GREAT, GPR106, INSL3R
Entrezgene:122042
Omim:606655
Refseq:NM_130806
Uniprot:Q8WXD0
Chromosome:13
Arm:q
Band:12.3
relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 3
Hgncid:24883
Symbol:RXFP3
Altsymbols:RLN3R1, SALPR, GPCR135
Entrezgene:51289
Omim:609445
Refseq:NM_016568
Uniprot:Q9NSD7
Chromosome:5
Arm:p
Band:15.1
Locussupplementarydata:-p14
relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 4
Hgncid:14666
Symbol:RXFP4
Altsymbols:GPR100, GPCR142, RLN3R2
Entrezgene:339403
Omim:609043
Refseq:NM_181885
Uniprot:Q8TDU9
Chromosome:1
Arm:q
Band:22

The relaxin receptors are a subclass of four closely related G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) that bind relaxin peptide hormones.[1] [2]

Below is list of human relaxin receptors, their endogenous peptide hormones, and what downstream enzymes are activated or inhibited by the receptor.

receptor/geneligandsactivatesinhibits
relaxin 1, relaxin 2, relaxin 3adenylate cyclase, protein kinase A, protein kinase C, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinases (Erk1/2)
relaxin 1, relaxin 2, insulin-like 3adenylate cyclase
relaxin 3Erk1/2 signalingadenylate cyclase
relaxin 3, insulin-like 3adenylate cyclase

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Notes and References

  1. Bathgate RA, Ivell R, Sanborn BM, Sherwood OD, Summers RJ . International Union of Pharmacology LVII: recommendations for the nomenclature of receptors for relaxin family peptides . Pharmacol. Rev. . 58 . 1 . 7–31 . 2006 . 16507880 . 10.1124/pr.58.1.9 . 7466039 .
  2. Halls ML, van der Westhuizen ET, Bathgate RA, Summers RJ . Relaxin family peptide receptors--former orphans reunite with their parent ligands to activate multiple signalling pathways . Br. J. Pharmacol. . 150 . 6 . 677–91 . 2007 . 17293890 . 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707140 . 2013861 .