Protamines

Known as: Protamine, Protamines [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A group of simple proteins that yield basic amino acids on hydrolysis and that occur combined with nucleic acid in the sperm of fish. Protamines… (More)
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Broader (4)

Hematologic AgentsHeparin AntagonistsNuclear ProteinsNucleoproteins
In BloodProcess of secretionProtamine Ab.IgE:ACnc:Pt:Ser:QnReversed Anticoagulation Activity [PE]
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Mst35Ba protein, DrosophilaProtamine ChlorideProtamine Sulfate (USP)Stellin
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Review
2007
Review
2007
The protamine family of sperm nuclear proteins
The protamines are a diverse family of small arginine-rich proteins that are synthesized in the late-stage spermatids of many… (More)
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Altered protamine expression and diminished spermatogenesis: what is the link?
During the elongating spermatid stage of spermiogenesis, human sperm chromatin undergoes a complex transition in which histones… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Efficient magnetic cell labeling with protamine sulfate complexed to ferumoxides for cellular MRI.
Recently, there have been several reports using various superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles to label mammalian… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Haploinsufficiency of protamine-1 or -2 causes infertility in mice
Protamines are the major DNA-binding proteins in the nucleus of sperm in most vertebrates and package the DNA in a volume less… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Packaging paternal chromosomes with protamine
The chromosomes of sperm cells are tightly packaged into a complex of DNA and protamines. Converting the chromatin from a… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Protamine sulfate enhances lipid-mediated gene transfer
A polycationic peptide, protamine sulfate, USP, has been shown to be able to condense plasmid DNA efficiently for delivery into… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Protamine-Cre recombinase transgenes efficiently recombine target sequences in the male germ line of mice, but not in embryonic stem cells.
The production of subtle or conditional mutations in mice through the combined use of site-specific and homologous recombination… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
In vivo gene transfer via intravenous administration of cationic lipid–protamine–DNA (LPD) complexes
A novel LPD formulation has been developed for in vivo gene transfer. It involves the interaction of plasmid DNA with protamine… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Aberrant protamine 1/protamine 2 ratios in sperm of infertile human males
Protamines were extracted from the sperm of fertile and infertile human males and the relative proportion of protamines 1, 2, and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Protamine is an inhibitor of angiogenesis
Protamine is shown to be a specific inhibitor of angiogenesis. The compound inhibits the capillary proliferation observed in… (More)
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