The combined human sperm proteome: cellular pathways and implications for basic and clinical science
Author(s) -
Alexandra Amaral,
Judit Castillo,
João RamalhoSantos,
Rafael Oliva
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
human reproduction update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.977
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1362-4946
pISSN - 1355-4786
DOI - 10.1093/humupd/dmt046
Subject(s) - proteomics , proteome , biology , sperm , gamete , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , bioinformatics , genetics , gene
The human sperm cell is very well suited for proteomic studies, as it is accessible, can be easily purified and is believed to be transcriptionally and translationally silent. The recent use of advanced proteomic approaches is clearly challenging the understanding of sperm biology. The aims of this review are to discuss the various human sperm proteomic studies, to create a compiled list of all the sperm proteins described to date and to re-assess the potential functional implications.
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