protamine

Function: - protamines substitute for histones in the chromatin of sperm during the haploid phase of spermatogenesis - they compact sperm DNA into a highly condensed, stable & inactive complex

Specific

protamine-2; sperm protamine-P2; sperm histone P2; contains: basic nuclear protein HPI1; contains: basic nuclear protein HPI2; contains: basic nuclear protein HPS1; contains: basic nuclear protein HPS2; contains: sperm histone HP4; sperm protamine P4; contains: sperm histone HP2; sperm protamine P2; P2'; contains: sperm histone HP3; sperm protamine P3; P2'' (PRM2) protamine-3 (sperm protamine P3, PRM3) sperm protamine-P1; Cysteine-rich protamine (PRM1)

Properties

COMPARTMENT: nucleoplasm CELL: spermatozoa WITHIN: testis MOTIF: basic region

References

UniProt :accession Q9NNZ6