Gene Information
Gene NameRLN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length185
Protein NamesProrelaxin H2 [Cleaved into: Relaxin B chain; Relaxin A chain]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000107014 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBP04090
Gene CardRLN2
Uniprot IDP04090
PfamPF00049
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.639444543)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ RLN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ RLN2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Macaque_ RLN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Rln1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Rln1 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsRLN1, INSL4, INSL6
Tissueovary
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 is expressed in the ovary during pregnancy. Also expressed in placenta, decidua and prostate. Isoform 2 is relatively abundant in placenta. It is in much lower abundance in the prostate gland. Not detected in the ovary. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:6548702, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8735594}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2MV1  (NMR  6RLX  (X-ray  1.50A 
DBSNP rs2020050  rs618066 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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