Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) Has Two Very Similar Semenogelin Genes as the Result of Gene Conversion

• Published in: Biology of reproduction Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 604 - 610
• Main Authors: Valtonen-André, Camilla, Olsson, A. Yvonne, Kullberg, Morgan, Nayudu, Penelope L, Lundwall, Åke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison, WI Society for the Study of Reproduction, Inc 01.04.2007; Society for the Study of Reproduction
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Biologi; Biological and medical sciences; Biological Sciences; Callithrix - genetics; epididymis; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Conversion - physiology; Humans; Male; male reproductive tract; Mammalian male genital system; Molecular Sequence Data; Morphology. Physiology; motility and transport; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Phylogeny; Seminal Vesicle Secretory Proteins - genetics; seminal vesicles; Sequence Homology; sperm; Vertebrates: reproduction; sperm motility and transport; Motility; Semenogelin; Seminal vesicle; Callithrix jacchus; Semen; Male genital duct; sperm; Gene expression; Male genital system; seminal vesicles; Vertebrata; Epididymis; Mammalia; Gene; Primates; Simioidea; male reproductive tract

The semen coagulum proteins have undergone substantial structural changes during evolution. In primates, these seminal vesicle-secreted proteins are known as semenogelin I (SEMG1) and semenogelin II (SEMG2). Previous studies on the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) showed that ejaculated semen fr...