Human ribonuclease 9, a member of ribonuclease A superfamily, specifically expressed in epididymis, is a novel sperm-binding protein

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 240-251

  Cheng, Gui Zhi ^a   Li, Jian Yuan ^b   Li, Fang ^a   Wang, Hai Yan ^b   Shi, Guang Xia ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI YUHUANGDING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE 9; RIBONUCLEASE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HYBRID PROTEIN; PANCREATIC RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE; RNASE9 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN; SPERMADHESIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA DEGRADATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE VECTOR; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDIDYMIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE, PANCREATIC; RIBONUCLEASES; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249203872     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2008.30     Document Type: Article

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