Molecular architecture of the human sperm IZUMO1 and egg JUNO fertilization complex

Halil Aydin, Azmiri Sultana, Sheng Li, Annoj Thavalingam and Jeffrey E. Lee ()
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Halil Aydin: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Azmiri Sultana: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Sheng Li: University of California, San Diego
Annoj Thavalingam: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Jeffrey E. Lee: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Nature, 2016, vol. 534, issue 7608, 562-565

Abstract: This study describes the structures of the IZUMO1 protein, found on sperm, and the JUNO protein, found on eggs, and sheds light on their roles in sperm–egg fusion during fertilization.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nature18595

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