Structure and function of the human sperm-specific isoform of protein kinase A (PKA) catalytic subunit Cα2

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 300-310

  Hereng, Tuva H ^a   Backe, Paul H ^b,c   Kahmann, Jan ^d   Scheich, Christoph ^d   Bjørås, Magnar ^b,c   Skålhegg, Bjørn S ^a,b   Rosendal, Ken R ^a  

^a Spermatech AS   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d EVOTEC AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

C 2; Crystal structure; Human spermatozoa; Protein kinase A; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE CATALYTIC SUBUNIT; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE CATALYTIC SUBUNIT CALPHA2; DETERGENT; GLUTAMINE; LYSINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MALE; MYRISTYLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPERM;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE CATALYTIC SUBUNITS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

MURINAE;

EID: 84861483734     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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