title: Dicalcin inhibits fertilization through its binding to a glycoprotein in the egg envelope in Xenopus laevis.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Naofumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228-8555.
authors.forename: Motoyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Yamada-oka 1-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0871.
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shinmyo
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Keio University, 15 Shinano-machi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0016, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiraoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Toho University, 5-21-16 Ohmori-nishi, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8540.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takamatsu
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Yamada-oka 1-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0871.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamura
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins; C525113:S100A11 protein, Xenopus; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D002118:Calcium