Oviductin sets the species-specificity of the mammalian zona pellucida

Oviductin sets the species-specificity of the mammalian zona pellucida

The zona pellucida (ZP) is vital for species-specific fertilization as this barrier mediates sperm-oocyte binding. Here, we determined whether sperm from distant mammalian orders (Carnivora, Primates, and Rodentia) could penetrate bovine oocytes by examining the role of bovine oviductal fluid and sp...

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Main Authors: Daniel de la Fuente, Maria Maroto, Yulia N Cajas, Karina Canon-Beltran, Raul Fernandez-Gonzalez, Ana Munoz-Maceda, Juana M Sanchez-Puig, Rafael Blasco, Paula Cots-Rodríguez, Manuel Avilés, Dimitrios Rizos, Alfonso Gutierrez-Adan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2025-06-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
zona pellucida
OVGP1
fertilization
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/101338
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