Alterations in the properties of sperm protamine-like II protein after exposure of Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck 1819) to sub-toxic doses of cadmium.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.11.069
Abstract: Protamine-like proteins (PL-II, PL-III and PL-IV) represent the major basic nuclear component of Mytilus galloprovincialis L sperm chromatin. The present study investigates the effects induced on the properties of PL-II protein after exposure of Mytilus… read more here.
Keywords: protein; exposure; mytilus galloprovincialis; protamine like ... See more keywords
Altered Expression of Protamine-like and Their DNA Binding Induced by Cr(VI): A Possible Risk to Spermatogenesis?
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DOI: 10.3390/biom12050700
Abstract: Chromium (VI) is the most dangerous oxidation state among the stable forms of chromium. In this work, we evaluated the effect of exposing Mytilus galloprovincialis for 24 h to 1, 10, and 100 nM chromium… read more here.
Keywords: protamine like; dna; altered expression; expression ... See more keywords
A Molecular Mechanism to Explain the Nickel-Induced Changes in Protamine-like Proteins and Their DNA Binding Affecting Sperm Chromatin in Mytilus galloprovincialis: An In Vitro Study
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DOI: 10.3390/biom13030520
Abstract: Nickel is associated with reproductive toxicity, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms of nickel-induced effects on sperm chromatin and protamine-like proteins (PLs). In the present work, we analyzed PLs from Mytilus galloprovincialis by… read more here.
Keywords: nickel induced; like proteins; protamine like; sperm chromatin ... See more keywords
Possible Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Decrease in the Antibacterial Activity of Protamine-like Proteins after Exposure of Mytilus galloprovincialis to Chromium and Mercury
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119345
Abstract: Natural bioactive compounds represent a new frontier of antimicrobial molecules, and the marine ecosystem represents a new challenge in this regard. In the present work, we evaluated the possibility of changes in the antibacterial activity… read more here.
Keywords: protamine like; antibacterial activity; like proteins; activity protamine ... See more keywords