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  • Title: Amino acid sequence of the human intermediate basic protein 2 (HPI2) from sperm nuclei. Structural relationship with protamine P2.
    Author: Alimi E, Martinage A, Arkhis A, Belaiche D, Sautiere P, Chevaillier P.
    Journal: Eur J Biochem; 1993 Jun 01; 214(2):445-50. PubMed ID: 8513794.
    Abstract:
    Human intermediate basic protein 2 (HPI2) is a low-molecular-mass basic protein present in small amounts in human sperm nuclei. The amino acid composition of the protein, its N-terminal amino acid sequence and peptide maps obtained after digestion with endoproteinases Lys-C and Glu-C, reveal that HPI2 is structurally related to human protamine species P2 (HP2), which is rich in Arg, His and Cys residues. Compared to HP2, which is one of the two major sperm protamines, HPI2 has an N-terminal extension of 24 residues which includes six acidic residues and does not possess any Arg residues. The amino acid sequence of HPI2 (81 residues) is identical to the sequence of the C-terminal region of another minor sperm nuclear protein, human intermediate basic protein 1 (HPI1, 101 residues), which was sequenced previously [Martinage, A., Arkhis, A., Alimi, E., Sautière, P. & Chevaillier, P. (1990) Eur. J. Biochem. 191, 449-451]. Due to this structural similarity, HPI2 must be considered as an intermediate in the maturation of proprotamine HPI1 limited proteolysis.
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