Dicalcin inhibits fertilization through its binding to a glycoprotein in the egg envelope in Xenopus laevis.
Miwa
Naofumi
N
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Toho University, 5-21-16 Ohmori-nishi, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8540. Electronic address: nmiwa@med.toho-u.ac.jp.
Ogawa
Motoyuki
M
Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228-8555.
Shinmyo
Yukiko
Y
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Yamada-oka 1-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0871.
Hiraoka
Yoshiki
Y
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Keio University, 15 Shinano-machi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0016, Japan.
Takamatsu
Ken
K
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Toho University, 5-21-16 Ohmori-nishi, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8540.
Kawamura
Satoru
S
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Yamada-oka 1-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0871.
D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005306:Fertilization; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006031:Glycosylation; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010063:Ovum / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013084:Sperm-Ovum Interactions; D029867:Xenopus Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000502:physiology*
D006023:Glycoproteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins; C525113:S100A11 protein, Xenopus; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D002118:Calcium