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Transition nuclear protein
Transition nuclear proteins (TNPs) are proteins that are involved in the packaging of sperm nuclear DNA during spermiogenesis . They take the place of histones associated with the sperm DNA, and are subsequently themselves replaced by protamines .
See also
- chromatin
- histone
- protamine
- sperm
- spermatogenesis
- spermiogenesis
Reference
- Meistrich ML, Mohapatra B, Shirley CR, Zhao M. 2003. Role of transition nuclear proteins in spermiogenesis. Chromosoma 111:483-488.
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