Semenogelins I and II bind zinc and regulate the activity of prostate-specific antigen

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 387, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 447-453

  Jonsson, Magnus ^a   Linse, Sara ^a   Frohm, Birgitta ^a   Lundwall, Åke ^a   Malm, Johan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Kallikrein; Prostate specific antigen (PSA); Reproduction; Semenogelin; Seminal plasma; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; CHELATION; CHEMICAL BONDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYPEPTIDES; STOICHIOMETRY; ZINC;

PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA); PROTEASE; SEMENOGELINS; SPERMATOZOA;

PROTEINS;

CELL PROTEIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SEMENOGELIN I; SEMENOGELIN II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC ION;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIQUEFACTION; METAL BINDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; ZINC;

EID: 17644419655     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20041424     Document Type: Article

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