An epididymis-specific secretory protein HongrES1 critically regulates sperm capacitation and male fertility.

Mammalian sperm capacitation is an essential prerequisite to fertilizion. Although progress had been made in understanding the physiology and biochemistry of capacitation, little is known about the potential roles of epididymal proteins during this process. Here we report that HongrES1, a new member...

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Main Authors: Yuchuan Zhou, Min Zheng, Qixian Shi, Li Zhang, Wei Zhen, Wenying Chen, Yonglian Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19116669/pdf/?tool=EBI