The mouse zona pellucida is composed of three glycoproteins, ZP1, ZP2 and ZP3, encoded
by single-copy genes whose expression is temporally and spatially restricted to oocytes. All …

The zona pellucida of mouse oocytes, composed of three major glycoproteins (ZP1, ZP2,
and ZP3), performs crucial functions at fertilization and in early development. The transcripts …

The mouse zona pellucida genes are expressed uniquely during oogenesis and are
developmentally regulated in the absence of cell division. Little is known about the …

The mammalian zona pellucida is an extracellular matrix that surrounds growing oocytes,
ovulated eggs and early embryos. The mouse zona is composed of three sulfated …

The zona pellucida surrounds all mammalian oocytes and plays a vital role at fertilization
and in early development. The genes that code for two of the mouse zona proteins (ZP2 and …

The zona pellucida (ZP) is a thick extracellular coat that surrounds all mammalian eggs. The
ZP plays important roles during oogenesis, fertilization, and preimplantation development …

The zona pellucida is an extracellular matrix which surrounds mammalian oocytes and plays
an important role in the species-specific fertilization of mammals. The mouse zona is …

The mouse zona pellucida is composed of three sulfated glycoproteins, encoded by the
oocyte genome, that have important biological functions in preimplantation development …

Perinatally, oocytes within the mouse ovary become surrounded by a layer of flattened
granulosa cells and form primordial follicles. The subsequent accretion of the zona pellucida …

Abstract The Factor In the Germline alpha (FIGα) transcription factor regulates expression of
the zona pellucida proteins ZP1, ZP2 and ZP3 and is essential for folliculogenesis in the …