The amino terminal sequences of boar sperm proacrosin and active acrosin are identical.
The amino-terminal amino acid sequence of boar sperm proacrosin was determined. The first 13 amino acid residues in the amino terminal sequence show an exact homology with the amino terminal sequence of boar sperm acrosin.
D000176:Acrosin / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004792:Enzyme Precursors / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000032:analysis*; D013552:Swine
D000596:Amino Acids; D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D010450:Endopeptidases; C022438:proacrosin; D000176:Acrosin