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A single domain of the ZP2 zona pellucida protein mediates gamete recognition in mice and humans
The extracellular zona pellucida surrounds ovulated eggs and mediates gamete recognition that is essential for mammalian fertilization. Zonae matrices contain three (mouse) or four (human) glycoproteins (ZP1–4), but which protein binds sperm remains controversial. A defining characteristic of an ess...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4068139/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24934154 http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201404025 |