RLN3, Official Symbol RLN3provided by HGNC Official Full Name relaxin 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17135 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000171136 MIM:606855; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17135 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as H3; RXN3; ZINS4; insl7 Summary This gene encodes a member of the relaxin family of insulin-like hormones that is expressed predominantly in the brain and plays a role in physiological processes such as stress, memory and appetite regulation. The encoded protein is a precursor that is proteolytically processed to generate a heterodimeric mature form consisting A and B chains interlinked by disulfide bonds. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all