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. 1971 Apr;122(3):333–345. doi: 10.1042/bj1220333

Protein phosphokinase reactions in mammalian testis. Stimulatory effects of adenosine 3′:5′-cyclic monophosphate on the phosphorylation of basic proteins

A H Reddi 1, L L Ewing 1,*, H G Williams-Ashman 1
PMCID: PMC1176783  PMID: 4330198

Abstract

The soluble fraction of rat testis homogenates is rich in enzymes catalysing the phosphorylation by ATP of many different proteins. The phosphorylation of certain histones, and also of a homogeneous basic protein from guinea-pig seminal-vesicle secretion, is markedly enhanced by 3′:5′-cyclic AMP. Various factors affecting these reactions as catalysed by partially purified testicular enzyme preparations are described, and their possible physiological significance is discussed.

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