Rxfp2 relaxin family peptide receptor 2 [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Rxfp2provided by RGD
Official Full Name: relaxin family peptide receptor 2provided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:1309449
See related: EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000000897 AllianceGenome:RGD:1309449
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Also known as: Gpcr; Lgr8
Summary: Enables peptide hormone binding activity. Involved in several processes, including adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway; negative regulation of apoptotic process; and oocyte maturation. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cryptorchidism. Orthologous to human RXFP2 (relaxin family peptide receptor 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Expression: Biased expression in Kidney (RPKM 16.7), Uterus (RPKM 12.6) and 3 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 12p12

Exon count:: 18

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	12	NC_086030.1 (9961175..10023098, complement)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	12	NC_051347.1 (4924747..4986672, complement)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	12	NC_005111.4 (6016884..6078411, complement)

Chromosome 12 - NC_086030.1 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
BioProject: PRJNA238328
Publication: PMID 24510058
Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Differential Ca(2+) mobilization and mast cell degranulation by FcepsilonRI- and GPCR-mediated signaling has been reported.
Title: Differential Ca(2+) mobilization and mast cell degranulation by FcεRI- and GPCR-mediated signaling.
Data indicate that knee passive range of motion (ROM), relaxin receptor isoforms Rxfp1 and Rxfp2 expression were significantly reduced following treatment with testosterone, and androgen antagonist flutamide antagonized the testosterone effect.
Title: Testosterone reduces knee passive range of motion and expression of relaxin receptor isoforms via 5α-dihydrotestosterone and androgen receptor binding.
RXFP1 & RXFP2 up-regulation by progesterone and estrogen could provide the basis for the reported increase in knee laxity while down-regulation of these receptor isoforms by testosterone could explain low incidence of non-contact knee injury in male.
Title: Sex-steroid regulation of relaxin receptor isoforms (RXFP1 & RXFP2) expression in the patellar tendon and lateral collateral ligament of female WKY rats.
Prenatal exposure to diaethylstilbestrol can inhibit transabdominal testicular descent in a system that does not involve LGR8.
Title: Prenatal exposure to diaethylstilbestrol in the rat inhibits transabdominal testicular descent with involvement of the INSL3/LGR8 system and HOXA10.
These studies confirm the influence of midbrain dopamine systems on Pf neurons and suggest that LGR8 could be a useful marker for following changes in Pf neuron activity and adaptation under physiological modulatory and pathological conditions.
Title: Effect of unilateral lesion of the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway on survival and neurochemistry of parafascicular nucleus neurons in the rat--evaluation of time-course and LGR8 expression.
The existence of a broadly distributed LGR8 signaling system in the rat involved in sensorimotor, limbic and cognitive functions.
Title: Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein-coupled receptor 8 in the rat brain: Enrichment in thalamic neurons and their efferent projections.
The receptor for the insulin-like peptide from Leydig cells, RXFP2, previously known as LGR8, is widely distributed throughout the male rat reproductive tract.
Title: Relaxin family peptide receptors Rxfp1 and Rxfp2: mapping of the mRNA and protein distribution in the reproductive tract of the male rat.
Lgr7 and Lgr8 are upregulated in response to a reduction in uteroplacental blood flow in rats.
Title: Effects of uteroplacental restriction on the relaxin-family receptors, Lgr7 and Lgr8, in the uterus of late pregnant rats.
insulin-like 3 Leydig insulin-like peptide/LGR8 signaling may be involved in the genesis and/or developmental maturation of renal glomeruli
Title: Detection, localization, and action of the INSL3 receptor, LGR8, in rat kidney.
LGR8 signaling may be involved in sensorimotor control in the rat and perhaps other species
Title: Restricted expression of LGR8 in intralaminar thalamic nuclei of rat brain suggests a role in sensorimotor systems.

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General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables G protein-coupled peptide receptor activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables peptide hormone binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein-hormone receptor activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in hormone-mediated signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within male gonad development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of cell population proliferation	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in oocyte maturation	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in plasma membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in plasma membrane	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: relaxin receptor 2

Names: INSL3 receptor; leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 8; relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_001012475.2 → NP_001012493.1 relaxin receptor 2 precursor

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Status: VALIDATED

Source sequence(s)

JAXUCZ010000012

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A6K155, Q5ECL0

Related

ENSRNOP00000001197.2, ENSRNOT00000001197.5

Conserved Domains (5) summary

cd00112
Location:28 → 63

LDLa; Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Class A domain, a cysteine-rich repeat that plays a central role in mammalian cholesterol metabolism; the receptor protein binds LDL and transports it into cells by endocytosis; 7 successive cysteine-rich repeats of about ...

cd00116
Location:134 → 343

LRR_RI; Leucine-rich repeats (LRRs), ribonuclease inhibitor (RI)-like subfamily. LRRs are 20-29 residue sequence motifs present in many proteins that participate in protein-protein interactions and have different functions and cellular locations. LRRs correspond ...

sd00033
Location:122 → 145

LRR_RI; leucine-rich repeat [structural motif]

pfam00001
Location:415 → 674

7tm_1; 7 transmembrane receptor (rhodopsin family)

pfam13855
Location:145 → 204

LRR_8; Leucine rich repeat