The C. elegans spe-9 gene encodes a sperm transmembrane protein that contains EGF-like repeats and is required for fertilization

Cell

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-79

  Singson, Andrew ^a   Mercer, Kristina B ^a   L'Hernault, Steven W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN SPE9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL INTERACTION; FERTILIZATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE MUTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0032478522     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81147-2     Document Type: Article

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