Protein-Carbohydrate Interaction between Sperm and the Egg-Coating Envelope and Its Regulation by Dicalcin, a Xenopus laevis Zona Pellucida Protein-Associated Protein

Protein-carbohydrate interaction regulates multiple important processes during fertilization, an essential biological event where individual gametes undergo intercellular recognition to fuse and generate a zygote. In the mammalian female reproductive tract, sperm temporarily adhere to the oviductal...

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Main Author: Naofumi Miwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/5/9468