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| Cohen,Débora J; Maldera,Julieta A; Weigel Muñoz,Mariana; Ernesto,Juan I; Vasen,Gustavo; Cuasnicu,Patricia S. |
| Epididymal protein CRISPI is a member of the CRISP (Cysteine-RIch Secretory proteins) family and is involved in sperm-egg fusion through its interaction with complementary sites on the egg surface. Results from our laboratory have shown that this binding ability resides in a 12-amino-acid region corresponding to a highly conserved motif of the CRISP family, named Signature 2 (S2). In addition to this, our results revealed that CRISP1 could also be involved in the previous step of sperm binding to the zona pellucida, identifying a novel role for this protein in fertilization. As another approach to elucidate the participation of CRISP1 in fertilization, a mouse line containing a targeted disruption of CRISP1 was generated. Although CRISP1-deficient mice... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Sperm; Gamete fusion; CRISP; Egg; Fertilization. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602011000200004 |
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