The invention belongs to the field of
biotechnology and
medicine, and discloses a new human
epididymis specific expression
sperm binding protein HEL-6 as well as preparation and application thereof. The invention discloses an
amino acid sequence of the HEL-6
protein and provides a recombination expression carrier carrying the
DNA sequence for encoding the
protein. The invention also discloses a preparation method of the
protein and a method for detecting the biological function of the HEL-6 protein. The protein is highly expressed in the head and
tail parts of the
epididymis, is combined at the head and
tail parts of the
sperm head and has important function for
sperm-egg identification, fertilization and movement. The HEL-6 protein can be used as a
target protein for researching and developing
immunity contraceptive as well as
clinical diagnosis and treatment for male
sterility. A method for detecting a corresponding
gene or protein based on development of the HEL-6 protein can be widely used for the research field of
reproductive medicine.