A mouse acrosomal cortical matrix protein, MC41, has ZP2-binding activity and forms a complex with a 75-kDa serine protease

Developmental Biology

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 332-341

  Tanii, I ^a   Oh oka, T ^a   Yoshinaga, K ^a   Toshimori, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrosomal matrix; Acrosome reaction; Fertilization; Mouse; Secondary binding; Serine protease; Sperm zona interaction; Subdomain structure; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

CAVIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0035887056     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0380     Document Type: Article

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