The molecular basis of gamete recognition in mice and humans

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 279-289

  Avella, Matteo A ^a   Xiong, Bo ^a   Dean, Jurrien ^a  

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

Author keywords

Gamete recognition; Sperm surface receptor; Zona pellucida; ZP2 cleavage model; ZP3 glycan release models

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ALLELE; BINDING SITE; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRUCTURE; FERTILIZATION; GAIN OF FUNCTION MUTATION; GAMETE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SPERM; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; METALLOPROTEASES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEOLYSIS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ZYGOTE;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84876995619     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gat004     Document Type: Review

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