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A novel hypothesis for histone-to-protamine transition in Bos taurus spermatozoa

DNA compaction with protamines in sperm is essential for successful fertilization. However, a portion of sperm chromatin remains less tightly packed with histones, which genomic location and function remain unclear. We extracted and sequenced histone-associated DNA from sperm of nine ejaculates from...

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Autores principales: Sillaste, Gerly, Kaplinski, Lauris, Meier, Riho, Jaakma, Ülle, Eriste, Elo, Salumets, Andres
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5184773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27899719
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-16-0441