NameProtamine-2
Synonyms
  • Sperm histone P2
  • Sperm protamine P2
Gene NamePRM2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008800|Protamine-2
MVRYRVRSLSERSHEVYRQQLHGQEQGHHGQEEQGLSPEHVEVYERTHGQSHYRRRHCSR
RRLHRIHRRQHRSCRRRKRRSCRHRRRHRRGCRTRKRTCRRH
Number of residues102
Molecular Weight13050.695
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • DNA binding
Processes
  • DNA packaging
  • cell differentiation
  • multicellular organismal development
  • spermatogenesis
  • chromosome condensation
Components
  • nucleus
  • nucleoplasm
  • nucleosome
General FunctionDna binding
Specific FunctionProtamines substitute for histones in the chromatin of sperm during the haploid phase of spermatogenesis. They compact sperm DNA into a highly condensed, stable and inactive complex.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP04554
UniProtKB Entry NamePRM2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020823|Protamine-2 (PRM2)
ATGGTCCGATACCGCGTGAGGAGCCTGAGCGAACGCTCGCACGAGGTGTACAGGCAGCAG
TTGCATGGGCAAGAGCAAGGACACCACGGCCAAGAGGAGCAAGGGCTGAGCCCGGAGCAC
GTCGAGGTCTACGAGAGGACCCATGGCCAGTCTCACTATAGGCGCAGACACTGCTCTCGA
AGGAGGCTGCACCGGATCCACAGGCGGCAGCATCGCTCCTGCAGAAGGCGCAAAAGACGC
TCCTGCAGGCACCGGAGGAGGCATCGCAGAGAGTCCCTAGGTGACCCCCTCAACCAGAAC
TTTCTTTCCCAAAAGGCTGCAGAACCAGGAAGAGAACATGCAGAAGGCACTAAGCTTCCT
GGGCCCCTCACCCCCAGCTGGAAATTAAGAAAAAGTCGCCCGAAACACCAAGTGAGGCCA
TAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:9448
Chromosome Location16
LocusNot Available
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