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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Prolactin''' (PRL) is a hormone which has numerous effects. It enables females to produce milk. PRL provides the body with sexual gratification. PRL promotes neurogenesis in maternal and fetal brains. PRL stimulates cells which are responsible for the formation of myelin coating on axons<ref>PMID:11015620</ref>. | '''Prolactin''' (PRL) is a hormone which has numerous effects. It enables females to produce milk. PRL provides the body with sexual gratification. PRL promotes neurogenesis in maternal and fetal brains. PRL stimulates cells which are responsible for the formation of myelin coating on axons<ref>PMID:11015620</ref>. | ||
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== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
PRL has immunomodulatory effect and plays a role in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis<ref>PMID:17465339</ref> | |||
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== 3D Structures of | == 3D Structures of prolactin == | ||
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[[3ncc]], [[3nce]], [[3ncf]] – hPRL (mutant) + hPRL receptor extracellular domain (mutant)<br /> | [[3ncc]], [[3nce]], [[3ncf]] – hPRL (mutant) + hPRL receptor extracellular domain (mutant)<br /> | ||
[[3ew3]] – hPRL + rPRL receptor extracellular domain - rat<br /> | [[3ew3]] – hPRL + rPRL receptor extracellular domain - rat<br /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
