Genomes and Genes

Species

Gene Symbol: rxfp1

Description: relaxin family peptide receptor 1

Alias: relaxin receptor 1, relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 1

Species: zebrafish

Donizetti A, Fiengo M, del Gaudio R, Di Giaimo R, Minucci S, Aniello F. Characterization and developmental expression pattern of the relaxin receptor rxfp1 gene in zebrafish. Dev Growth Differ. 2010;52:799-806 pubmed publisher

..gene characterization, the cDNA cloning and the temporal and spatial expression pattern of the relaxin receptor rxfp1 gene in the zebrafish Danio rerio...
Good S, Yegorov S, Martijn J, Franck J, Bogerd J. New insights into ligand-receptor pairing and coevolution of relaxin family peptides and their receptors in teleosts. Int J Evol Biol. 2012;2012:310278 pubmed

..Overall, this study underscores the complexity of RLN/INSL and RXFP ligand-receptor interactions in teleosts and establishes theoretical background for further experimental work in nonmammals. ..