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protamine 2
Identifiers
Symbol	PRM2
Entrez	5620
HUGO	9448
OMIM	182890
RefSeq	NM_002762
UniProt	P04554
Other data
Locus	Chr. 16 p13.13

protamine 1
Identifiers
Symbol	PRM1
Entrez	5619
HUGO	9447
OMIM	182880
RefSeq	NM_002761
UniProt	P04553
Other data
Locus	Chr. 16 p13.13

Protamines are small, arginine-rich, nuclear proteins that replace histones late in the haploid phase of spermatogenesis and are believed essential for sperm head condensation and DNA stabilization. It may allow for denser packaging of DNA in spermatozoon than histones, but it must be decompressed before the genetic data can be used for protein synthesis. Genes that are essential for early embryonic development are still bound to ordinary histones, comprising about 4 percent of the DNA in spermatozoons.^[1]

[edit] Medical Uses

When mixed with insulin, protamines slow down the onset and increase the duration of insulin action (see NPH insulin).

Protamine sulfate is an antidote for heparin.^[2]

[edit] Examples

Mice, humans, and certain fish have 2 or more different protamines, whereas the sperm of bull, boar, rat, rabbit, guinea pig, and ram have one form of protamine.

[edit] Human

The 2 human protamines are denoted PRM1 and PRM2.

[edit] Fish

Examples of protamines from fish are:

salmine from salmon
clupeine from herring sperm (Clupea)
iridine from rainbow trout
thinnine from tunafish (Thunnus)
stelline from starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus)
scylliorhinine from dogfish (Scylliorhinus)

[edit] References

^ forbes.com - Dad's Genes May Play Greater Role Than Thought 06.15.09, 12:00 PM EDT
^ Byun Y, Chang LC, Lee LM, Han IS, Singh VK, Yang VC (2000). "Low molecular weight protamine: a potent but nontoxic antagonist to heparin/low molecular weight protamine". ASAIO J. 46 (4): 435–9. doi:10.1097/00002480-200007000-00013. PMID 10926141.

[edit] External links

MeSH Protamines
V03AB14

[0] rbes.com - Dad's Genes May Play Greater Role Than Thought 06.15.09, 12:00 PM EDT

[pmid10926141-1] Byun Y, Chang LC, Lee LM, Han IS, Singh VK, Yang VC (2000). "Low molecular weight protamine: a potent but nontoxic antagonist to heparin/low molecular weight protamine". ASAIO J. 46 (4): 435–9. doi:10.1097/00002480-200007000-00013. PMID 10926141.

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