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Transition Protein Function

Transition Protein Function is a molecular biological process constituting the displacement of histones by protamines during spermatogenesis, thereby enabling the compaction and structural stabilization of chromatin in developing spermatids.

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Nuclear protein transitions in rat testis spermatids

Sidney R. Grimes, Marvin L. Meistrich, Robert D. Platz et al. · Experimental Cell Research · 1977 · 166 citations

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Abnormalities and Reduced Reproductive Potential of Sperm from Tnp1- and Tnp2-Null Double Mutant Mice1

Cynthia R. Shirley, Shotaro Hayashi, Suzanne Mounsey et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2004 · 156 citations

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Teratozoospermia in mice lacking the transition protein 2 (Tnp2)

Ibrahim M. Adham · Molecular Human Reproduction · 2001 · 151 citations · Full text

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Identification and Characterization of SSTK, a Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase Essential for Male Fertility

Nikolay A. Spiridonov, Lily Wong, Patricia M. Zerfas et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biology · 2005 · 148 citations · Full text

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Condensation of DNA by Spermatid Basic Nuclear Proteins

Laurence R. Brewer, Michele Corzett, Rod Balhorn · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2002 · 145 citations · Full text

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  1. WE
    Wolfgang Engel

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    10 publications · 345 citations

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  2. IM
    Ibrahim M. Adham

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    6 publications · 351 citations

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  3. GB
    Guylain Boissonneault

    Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

    4 publications · 278 citations

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  4. WS
    W. Stephen Kistler

    University of South Carolina, United States

    4 publications · 211 citations

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  5. KA
    Kuniko Akama

    Chiba University, Japan

    4 publications · 50 citations

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  1. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    355 citations

  3. Inserm

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Chiba University

    Chiba, Japan

    5 h-index

    21 publications

    382 citations

  5. Université de Sherbrooke

    Sherbrooke, Canada

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    653 citations

  6. Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

    Giessen, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    113 citations

  7. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    417 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    1 publications

    89 citations

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  1. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 6 publications · 514 citations

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  2. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

    BBRC · 4 publications · 110 citations

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  3. Molecular Human Reproduction

    MHR · 3 publications · 316 citations

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  4. Biology of Reproduction

    4 publications · 340 citations

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  5. Molecular Reproduction and Development

    3 publications · 190 citations

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