PACKAGING OF DNA BY SPERM NUCLEAR BASIC PROTEINS
Project Dissertation by Lilian LL Soon
E-mail:
lsoon@medicine.adelaide.edu.au
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. NUCLEOHISTONES
2.1. Somatic cell nucleohistones
2.2. Spermatozoa nucleohistones
3. NUCLEOPROTAMINES
3.1. Secondary structure of protamine
3.2. Protamine-DNA interactions
3.3. Higher order nucleoprotamine structures
4. PROTAMINE-LIKE (PL) PROTEINS
5. EVOLUTION OF SPERM NUCLEAR BASIC PROTEIN
6. CONCLUSIONS
7. REFERENCES
Some useful links....
Molecular Structure
Expasy
Procheck
Molecular Interactive Programs
Rasmol
Kinemage