Localization and identification of sumoylated proteins in human sperm: excessive sumoylation is a marker of defective spermatozoa
Author(s) -
Margarita Vigodner,
Vibha Shrivastava,
L. E. Gutstein,
Jaime L. Schneider,
E. Nieves,
Marc Goldstein,
Marcus Antônio Rossi Feliciano,
Myrasol Callaway
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/des317
Subject(s) - sumo protein , biology , sperm , microbiology and biotechnology , immunoprecipitation , ubiquitin , nuclear protein , flagellum , heat shock protein , lamin , genetics , nucleus , transcription factor , gene
Sumoylation is a type of post-translational modification that is implicated in the regulation of numerous cellular events. However, its role in the function of human sperm has not yet been characterized.
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