Sperm epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mediates α7 acetylcholine receptor (AChR) activation to promote fertilization

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 26, 2012, Pages 22328-22340

  Jaldety, Yael ^a   Glick, Yair ^a   Orr Urtreger, Avi ^b,c   Ickowicz, Debby ^a   Gerber, Doron ^a   Breitbart, Haim ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; ACROSOME REACTIONS; EGFR ANTAGONISTS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTORS; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS; SRC-FAMILY KINASE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

BIOLOGY;

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM ION; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROFLUIDICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SPERMATOZOA; SRC-FAMILY KINASES; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 84862696408     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.292292     Document Type: Article

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