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Comprehensive Analysis of Reproductive ADAMs: Relationship of ADAM4 and ADAM6 with an ADAM Complex Required for Fertilization in Mice1
8 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease (ADAM) family members expressed in male reproductive tissues are divided phylogenetically into three major groups. In the present study, we analyzed six ADAMs in one of the groups (ADAMs 4, 6, 24, 26, 29, and 30) of which function is largely unknown. Our results showed that most of the ADAMs undergo unique processing during sperm maturation and are located at the surface of sperm...
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