Human sperm bind to the N-terminal domain of ZP2 in humanized zonae pellucidae in transgenic mice

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 897-905

  Baibakov, Boris ^a   Boggs, Nathan A ^a   Yauger, Belinda ^a   Baibakov, Galina ^a   Dean, Jurrien ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; PROTEIN ZONA PELLUCIDA 2; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMETE; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; EGG PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84863749232     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201203062     Document Type: Article

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