Purified mouse egg zona pellucida glycoproteins polymerize into homomeric fibrils under non‐denaturing conditions

ES Litscher, WG Janssen, CC Darie… - Journal of cellular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The mouse egg's zona pellucida (ZP) is composed of three glycoproteins, called ZP1, ZP2,
and ZP3, that migrate as relatively broad, single bands on SDS–PAGE. The glycoproteins …

Mouse egg extracellular coat is a matrix of interconnected filaments possessing a structural repeat

JM Greve, PM Wassarman - Journal of molecular biology, 1985 - Elsevier
As the result of a combined biochemical and electron microscopic investigation, hitherto
unrecognized structural features of the mouse egg extracellular coat, or zona pellucida …

[PDF][PDF] Mammalian fertilization: the egg's multifunctional zona pellucida

PM Wassarman, ES Litscher - International Journal of Developmental …, 2008 - unite.it
The zona pellucida (ZP) is a specialized extracellular coat that surrounds the plasma
membrane of mammalian eggs. Its presence is essential for successful completion of …

[HTML][HTML] Human zona pellucida glycoproteins: binding characteristics with human spermatozoa and induction of acrosome reaction

SK Gupta - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Human zona pellucida (ZP) matrix is composed of four glycoproteins designated as ZP
glycoprotein-1 (ZP1),-2 (ZP2),-3 (ZP3), and-4 (ZP4). Mutations in the genes encoding human …

Mammalian zona pellucida glycoproteins: structure and function during fertilization

SK Gupta, B Bhandari, A Shrestha, BK Biswal… - Cell and tissue …, 2012 - Springer
Zona pellucida (ZP) is a glycoproteinaceous translucent matrix that surrounds the
mammalian oocyte and plays a critical role in the accomplishment of fertilization. In humans …

The human egg's zona pellucida

SK Gupta - Current topics in developmental biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Human zona pellucida (ZP) matrix, a delicate network of thin interconnected filaments, is
primarily composed of four glycoproteins, namely, ZP1, ZP2, ZP3, and ZP4. All four zona …

Biological effects of recombinant human zona pellucida proteins on sperm function

P Caballero-Campo, M Chirinos, XJ Fan… - Biology of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The initial interaction between gametes takes place at the level of the sperm surface and the
zona pellucida (ZP), the extracellular matrix of the egg in mammals. Successful fertilization …

Polypeptide backbone derived from carboxyl terminal of mouse ZP3 inhibits sperm‐zona binding

D Li, S Cao, C Xu - Molecular Reproduction and Development, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
For mammalian organism, fertilization begins with species‐specific recognition between
sperm and egg, a process depending upon egg zona pellucida glycoproteins and putative …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm-binding regions on bovine egg zona pellucida glycoprotein ZP4 studied in a solid supported form on plastic plate

K Dilimulati, M Orita, G Undram, N Yonezawa - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The zona pellucida (ZP) is a transparent envelope that surrounds the mammalian oocyte
and mediates species-selective sperm–oocyte interactions. The bovine ZP consists of the …

[HTML][HTML] 'ZP domain'of human zona pellucida glycoprotein-1 binds to human spermatozoa and induces acrosomal exocytosis

A Ganguly, P Bansal, T Gupta, SK Gupta - Reproductive Biology and …, 2010 - Springer
Background The human egg coat, zona pellucida (ZP), is composed of four glycoproteins
designated as zona pellucida glycoprotein-1 (ZP1),-2 (ZP2),-3 (ZP3) and-4 (ZP4) …