A novel nuclease activity that is activated by Ca2+ chelated to EGTA

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 193-199

  Dominguez, Kenneth ^a   Ward, W Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chromatin; Sperm DNA

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHELATED EGTAZIC ACID ACTIVATED NUCLEASE; CHELATING AGENT; CITRATE SODIUM; COPPER ION; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; MANGANESE; NUCLEASE; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHELATION; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; EGTAZIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 72949089886     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396360903234052     Document Type: Article

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