Sperm IZUMO1-Dependent Gamete Fusion Influences Male Fertility in Mice

Sperm&#8722;egg fusion is accomplished through the interaction of a specific set of membrane proteins in each gamete: sperm IZUMO1 and oocyte JUNO. Recently, we found that alternative splicing of the <i>Izumo1</i> gene generates a novel IZUMO1 isoform (IZUMO1_v2). Here, we obtained f...

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Main Authors: Takako Saito, Ikuo Wada, Naokazu Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/19/4809