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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
May. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Hsiao Chang Chan, Shatin, HK;
Chenxi Zhou, Guangdon, CN;
Chuen Pei NG, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yiu WA Chung, Sunshine, HK;
Inventors:
Hsiao Chang Chan, Shatin, HK;
Chenxi Zhou, Guangdon, CN;
Chuen Pei Ng, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yiu Wa Chung, Sunshine, HK;
Assignee:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., HK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the discovery that an epididymis-specific defensin, EP2D, plays an important role in regulating sperm motility and therefore male fertility. Provided are methods for evaluating male fertility based on the level of EP2D bound to sperm, kits for evaluating male fertility, and methods for enhancing or suppressing fertility in a male by regulating the level of EP2D and the binding between sperm and EP2D.