Recombinant hamster oviductin is biologically active and exerts positive effects on sperm functions and sperm-oocyte binding.

Studies carried out in several mammalian species suggest that oviductin, also known as oviduct-specific glycoprotein or OVGP1, plays a key role in sperm capacitation, fertilization, and development of early embryos. In the present study, we used recombinant DNA technology to produce, for the first t...

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Main Authors: Xiaojing Yang, Yuewen Zhao, Xiaolong Yang, Frederick W K Kan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4388664?pdf=render