A single domain of the ZP2 zona pellucida protein mediates gamete recognition in mice and humans

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 801-809

  Avella, Matteo A ^a   Baibakov, Boris ^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 ZP1; PROTEIN ZP2; PROTEIN ZP3; PROTEIN ZP4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SPERM; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84903184002     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201404025     Document Type: Article

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