Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 4 in mammalian fertility: A review

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-247

  Gyamera Acheampong, Charles ^a,b   Mbikay, Majambu ^a,b,c  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertility; PCSK4 PC4; Proprotein convertase; Protease; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

KEXIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SUBTILISIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTRACEPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE FERTILITY; MAMMAL; MEDLINE; MEMBRANE BINDING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TROPHOBLAST; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPERMATOZOA; SUBTILISINS; TESTIS;

EID: 60349109922     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmn060     Document Type: Review

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