CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NUCLEAR SPERM BASIC-PROTEINS IN ONE ARCHAEOGASTROPOD - COMPARISON OF PROTAMINES BETWEEN SPECIES

被引:15
作者
DABAN, M
MORRICONI, E
KASINSKY, HE
CHIVA, M
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT ZOOL,VANCOUVER V6T 2A9,BC,CANADA
[2] CTR AUSTRAL INVEST CIENT,CONSEJO NACL INVEST CIENT & TECN,RA-9410 USHUAIA,ARGENTINA
来源
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 1990年 / 96卷 / 01期
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/0305-0491(90)90352-T
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. 1. The sperm nuclei of the marine snail Tegula funebralis (Trochacea, O. Archaeogastropoda) contain five sperm specific proteins. 2. 2. These proteins are of three types: a sperm specific H1, three relatively lysine and arginine-rich molecules, with an amino acid composition similar to H2b histone, and a main component, with a high percentage of arginine (50% of the molecule) and a composition limited to only seven different amino acids. 3. 3. The amino acid content and electrophoretic behaviour of the main protamines from five species of archaeogastropods show many similarities among them, only with slight variations in the lysine content. 4. 4. Here we compare our results with previous data about gastropod sperm proteins. © 1990.
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页码:123 / 127
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