In addition to B31 (CM-a) and B28 (CM-B) relaxins, acid-acetone extracts of ovaries of pregnant sows contain a third major relaxin species (relaxin C). The major components of relaxin C possess about half the activity of CM-a or CM-B in the guinea pig palpation assay, but are completely inactive in the mouse pubic ligament assay. Its uterotrophic and protein anabolic effects in ovariectomized, estrogen-primed mice, however, are comparable to those of CM-B. Sequence analysis indicates that the two major components of relaxin C, like the other porcine relaxins, consist of two polypeptide chains linked by disulfide bonds. The shorter (A) chains are identical to the A chains of the other porcine relaxins, except for the absence of the N-terminal arginine residue. The B chains display microheterogeneity; the B sequences of the two predominant species are the same as those of the other porcine relaxins through B25, but terminate at valine residue B25 or serine residue B26, respectively.
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