Sex-chromosome-specific proteins, species specific and sperm specific proteins and methods for their identification and isolation

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APP PUB NO 20010041348A1
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09731281

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Sex-chromosome-specific molecules associated with animal sperm cell membranes, and the method for isolating them, are described. An X chromosome specific molecule, a protein, having an apparent molecular weight of 32 kDa on SDS-PAGE is specifically described. The method involves preparing a cell membrane fraction from animal sperm cells; treating the cell membrane fraction with one or more substances which bind to X or Y chromosome specific molecules in the cell membrane fraction to form conjugates between the X or Y chromosome specific molecules and the substances; separating the material in the cell membrane fraction which does not bind to the substances to obtain a subfraction containing sex-chromosome-specific molecules. Methods of using the sex-chromosome-specific molecules for sperm sexing are also described.

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UNIVERSITY OF GUELPHRESEARCH OFFICE AXELROD INSTITUTE OF ICHTHYOLOGY (BUILDING 92) 50 STONE RD EAST GUELPH N1G 2W1

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Blecher, Stan Guelph, CA 2 1
Detmar, Jacqueline Cambridge, CA 2 1

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