Journal article
Anti-SLIP1-reactive proteins exist on human spermatozoa and are involved in zona pellucida binding
Abstract
Sulpholipid immobilizing protein 1 (SLIP1) is an evolutionarily conserved 68 kDa plasma membrane protein, present selectively in germ cells. We have previously shown that mouse sperm SLIP1 is involved in sperm-zona pellucida (ZP) binding. In this report, we extended our study to the human system. Immunoblotting demonstrated that anti-SLIP1-reactive proteins (mol. wt 68 and 48 kDa) could be extracted from human spermatozoa by an ATP-containing …
Authors
Rattanachaiyanont M; Weerachatyanukul W; Léveillé MC; Taylor T; D'Amours D; Rivers D; Leader A; Tanphaichitr N
Journal
Molecular Human Reproduction, Vol. 7, No. 7, pp. 633–640
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
July 1, 2001
DOI
10.1093/molehr/7.7.633
ISSN
1360-9947