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Email

bathgate@florey.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow - Research Focussed
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health
ORCID

0000-0001-6301-861X

Prof Ross Bathgate

Professorial Fellow - Research Focussed
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

405 Scholarly works
29 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Understanding insulin-like peptide 5 (INSL5) and relaxin family peptide receptor 4 (RXFP4): structure, signalling, and function
    DOI: 10.1039/d6cb00102e
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Identification and functional characterisation of the relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide receptor in sea cucumbers
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2026.114987
  • 2026

    Journal article

    From Structure to Function: Development of Relaxin-3 Analogs and their Role in RXFP3 Signaling
    DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202500664
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2025/26: G protein-coupled receptors
    DOI: 10.1111/bph.70230
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Targeting the G Protein-Coupled Peptide Receptor RXFP4 to Treat Constipation
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Mechanism of Relaxin, a Novel Glucocorticoid Receptor Modulator
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Relaxin Receptor Structural Determination to Aid Therapeutic Development
Ross Bathgate

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Design and Synthesis of a Structurally Stabilized B-Chain Antagonist Targeting Relaxin Family Peptide Receptor 3 (RXFP3)
    DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00489
  • 2025

    Journal article

    In vivo induction of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) spawning using a synthetic relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2025.114804
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Relaxin family peptide receptors in GtoPdb v.2025.3
    DOI: 10.2218/gtopdb/f60/2025.3
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Receptor deorphanization in starfish reveals the evolution of relaxin signaling as a regulator of reproduction
    DOI: 10.1186/s12915-025-02158-2
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Engineering of Novel Analogues That Are More Receptor-Selective and Potent than the Native Hormone, Insulin-like Peptide 5 (INSL5)
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01422
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Biallelic RXFP2 variants lead to congenital bilateral cryptorchidism and male infertility, supporting a role of RXFP2 in spermatogenesis
    DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deae195

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (international)

    Novel Tools to Study the Relaxin-3 Signalling System
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    Relaxin Receptor Structural Determination to Aid Therapeutic Development

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