8bqu | pdb_00008bqu
From Proteopedia
Molecular basis of ZP3/ZP1 heteropolymerization: crystal structure of a native vertebrate egg coat filament.
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Structural highlights
FunctionQ91184_ORYLA Component of the zona pellucida, an extracellular matrix surrounding oocytes which mediates sperm binding, induction of the acrosome reaction and prevents post-fertilization polyspermy. The zona pellucida is composed of 3 to 4 glycoproteins, ZP1, ZP2, ZP3, and ZP4. ZP3 is essential for sperm binding and zona matrix formation.[RuleBase:RU367066] Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||
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