title: Structure and function of prostatic- and seminal vesicle-secreted proteins involved in the gelation and liquefaction of human semen.
abstract: At ejaculation, the epididymal spermatozoa mix with the secretions produced by the seminal vesicles and the prostate. The glandular secretions immediately turns into a gel-like structure which entraps the spermatozoa. The ejaculated spermatozoa become progressively motile as the gel dissolves. The discovery, structure, and interactions of proteins involved in these post-ejaculatory phase reactions of semen are here reported.
authors: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Lilja
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000502:physiology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005782:Gels; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011467:Prostate / Q000502:physiology*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology*; D029607:Seminal Vesicle Secretory Proteins; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000502:physiology*; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D005782:Gels; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D029607:Seminal Vesicle Secretory Proteins; C424482:seminal vesicle-specific antigen; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen