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[Prolactin-like protein L, Placental prolactin-like protein L, PRL-like protein L] abbr. and gene symbol PRLPL or Prl5a1 [prolactin family 5 subfamily A member 1].
This protein is a member of an expanded prolactin family of genes, which encode secreted structurally related hormones that are expressed most prominently in the anterior pituitary, uterus and placenta. These cytokines (see also: PRL-like proteins) are expressed in a gestationally specific pattern and are thought to be involved in the control of maternal-fetal adaptations during different phases of pregnancy (Wiemers et al, 2003).
The rat PLP-L gene has been
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