title: Tissue- and species-specific expression of sp56, a mouse sperm fertilization protein.
abstract: Mouse sperm recognize and bind to ZP3, one of three glycoproteins in the egg's zona pellucida. A mouse sperm protein, sp56, was identified that has the characteristics expected of the sperm protein responsible for recognition of ZP3. The complementary DNA encoding sp56 was isolated, and its primary sequence indicates that sp56 is a member of a superfamily of protein receptors. It was shown that sp56 expression is restricted to mouse spermatids and that the presence or absence of sp56 on sperm from different species accounts for species specificity of sperm-egg recognition in mice.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Bookbinder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bleil
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D004527:Egg Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013084:Sperm-Ovum Interactions / Q000502:physiology*; D013087:Spermatids / Q000378:metabolism; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism*; D015044:Zona Pellucida / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072216:Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins
chemical_list: D004527:Egg Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C000606517:ZP3 protein, human; D000072216:Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins; C000606521:Zp3 protein, mouse; C094480:sp56 protein, mouse