Comparative proteomics reveals evidence for evolutionary diversification of rodent seminal fluid and its functional significance in sperm competition

SA Ramm, L McDonald, JL Hurst… - Molecular Biology …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
During insemination, males of internally fertilizing species transfer a complex array of
seminal fluid proteins to the female reproductive tract. These proteins can have profound …

Comparative sequence analyses reveal rapid and divergent evolutionary changes of the WFDC locus in the primate lineage

B Hurle, W Swanson, ED Green… - Genome …, 2007 - genome.cshlp.org
The initial comparison of the human and chimpanzee genome sequences revealed 16
genomic regions with an unusually high density of rapidly evolving genes. One such region …

Molecular Characterization and Evolution of a Gene Family Encoding Both Female- and Male-Specific Reproductive Proteins in Drosophila

LK Sirot, GD Findlay, JL Sitnik… - Molecular biology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Gene duplication is an important mechanism for the evolution of new reproductive proteins.
However, in most cases, each resulting paralog continues to function within the same sex …

Mutual adaptation between mouse transglutaminase 4 and its native substrates in the formation of copulatory plug

HC Tseng, JB Tang, PS Sudhakar Gandhi, CW Luo… - Amino Acids, 2012 - Springer
Formation of copulatory plugs by male animals is a common means of reducing competition
with rival males. In mice, copulatory plugs are formed by the coagulation of seminal vesicle …

Purification and identification of transglutaminase from mouse coagulating gland and its cross-linking activity among seminal vesicle secretion proteins

HC Tseng, HJ Lin, PSS Gandhi, CY Wang… - … of Chromatography B, 2008 - Elsevier
A 75-kDa protein secreted from mouse coagulating gland was purified to homogeneity by a
series of isolation steps including ion exchange chromatography on a DEAE-Sephacel …

Identification of the major TG4 cross‐linking sites in the androgen‐dependent SVS I exclusively expressed in mouse seminal vesicle

HC Tseng, HJ Lin, JB Tang, PSS Gandhi… - Journal of cellular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
SVS I was exclusively expressed in seminal vesicle in which the protein was
immunolocalized primarily to the luminal epithelium of mucosal folds. The developmental …

Genes encoding WFDC-and Kunitz-type protease inhibitor domains: are they related?

Å Lundwall, A Clauss - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2011 - portlandpress.com
We have previously demonstrated that the genes of SCPs (semen coagulum proteins) and
the WFDC (whey acidic protein four-disulfide core)-type protease inhibitor elafin are …