Inventors:
George B. Witman - Grafton MA
Jovenal T. San Agustin - Worcester MA
John D. Leszyk - Sutton MA
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts - Boston MA
International Classification:
C12N 912
US Classification:
435194, 4352523, 4353201, 435325, 435 6, 536 237, 536 232
Abstract:
The invention relates to polypeptides that are sperm-specific forms of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinases, referred to herein as âC polypeptides,â nucleic acid molecules encoding C polypeptides, and uses thereof. C is found in sperm cells and is related to the cAMP dependent protein kinase C1.