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Asparagine-linked oligosaccharide-independent secretion of egg envelope glycoprotein ZPC of the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica).
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology - 1 Mar 2003
Sasanami Tomohiro, Atsumi Ena, Toriyama Masaru, Mori Makoto
Abstract excerpt
In avian species, a glycoprotein homologous to mammalian ZPC is synthesized in the granulosa cells of developing follicles. We have previously reported that the newly synthesized ZPC (proZPC) in the granulosa cells is cleaved at the consensus furin cleavage site to generate mature ZPC prior to se...
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