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Murine and human zona pellucida 3 derived from mouse eggs express identical O-glycans
12 Dec 2003
Abstract excerpt
Murine sperm initiate fertilization by binding to the outer covering of the egg known as the murine zona pellucida (mZP). This binding is thought to require the interaction of O-glycans linked to a specific mZP glycoprotein (mZP3) with egg-binding proteins coating the sperm plasma membrane. The precise molecular basis of this interaction remains to be resolved. In this study, we analyzed the O-glycosylation of...
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