Effect of deprivation of vitamin A on the basic proteins of the nuclei of rat testes

Rao, MRS and Singh, Jagmohan and Ganguly, J (1980) Effect of deprivation of vitamin A on the basic proteins of the nuclei of rat testes. In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 94 (1). pp. 1-8.

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Abstract

The relative concentrations of the major histones, namely, H1, TH1, H2A, H2B, H3 and H4 are not significantly changed in the testes of the vitamin A-deficient rats, as compared to those in the normal controls. But the testis-specific protein, TP, which is synthesized at the mid-spermatid stage, is markedly reduced in the testes of the deficient rats. On supplementation of the deficient rats with retinyl acetate for 28 days, there was a 50% recovery in the relative concentration of the TP with respect to the total amounts of H1 and TH1.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2009 09:29
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:41
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/22215

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