Structural highlights
Function
[SPAD1_BOVIN] Stimulates cell division and progesterone secretion of bovine granulosa cells in vitro in a potent and dose dependent manner. This protein appears to be a potent growth factor with effects on ovarian granulosa cells.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Spermadhesins, 12,000-14,000 M(r) mammalian proteins, include lectins involved in sperm-egg binding and display a single CUB domain architecture. We report the crystal structures of porcine seminal plasma PSP-I/PSP-II, a heterodimer of two glycosylated spermadhesins, and bovine aSFP at 2.4 A and 1.9 A resolution respectively.
The crystal structures of two spermadhesins reveal the CUB domain fold.,Romero A, Romao MJ, Varela PF, Kolln I, Dias JM, Carvalho AL, Sanz L, Topfer-Petersen E, Calvete JJ Nat Struct Biol. 1997 Oct;4(10):783-8. PMID:9334740[1]
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References
- ↑ Romero A, Romao MJ, Varela PF, Kolln I, Dias JM, Carvalho AL, Sanz L, Topfer-Petersen E, Calvete JJ. The crystal structures of two spermadhesins reveal the CUB domain fold. Nat Struct Biol. 1997 Oct;4(10):783-8. PMID:9334740
