Mice homozygous for an insertional mutation in the Zp3 gene lack a zona pellucida and are infertile

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				M. Mannikko, R.-M. Tormala, T. Tuuri, A. Haltia, H. Martikainen, L. Ala-Kokko, J.S. Tapanainen, and J.T. Lakkakorpi Association between sequence variations in genes encoding human zona pellucida glycoproteins and fertilization failure in IVF Hum. Reprod., June 1, 2005; 20(6): 1578 - 1585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Hamatani, G. Falco, M. G. Carter, H. Akutsu, C. A. Stagg, A. A. Sharov, D. B. Dudekula, V. VanBuren, and M. S.H. Ko Age-associated alteration of gene expression patterns in mouse oocytes Hum. Mol. Genet., October 1, 2004; 13(19): 2263 - 2278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. B. V. Ramos, D. J. Stumpo, E. A. Kennington, R. S. Phillips, C. B. Bock, F. Ribeiro-Neto, and P. J. Blackshear The CCCH tandem zinc-finger protein Zfp36l2 is crucial for female fertility and early embryonic development Development, October 1, 2004; 131(19): 4883 - 4893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Hoodbhoy and J. Dean Insights into the molecular basis of sperm-egg recognition in mammals Reproduction, April 1, 2004; 127(4): 417 - 422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. Dell, S. Chalabi, R. L. Easton, S. M. Haslam, M. Sutton-Smith, M. S. Patankar, F. Lattanzio, M. Panico, H. R. Morris, and G. F. Clark Murine and human zona pellucida 3 derived from mouse eggs express identical O-glycans PNAS, December 23, 2003; 100(26): 15631 - 15636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Zhao, L. Gold, H. Dorward, L.-f. Liang, T. Hoodbhoy, E. Boja, H. M. Fales, and J. Dean Mutation of a Conserved Hydrophobic Patch Prevents Incorporation of ZP3 into the Zona Pellucida Surrounding Mouse Eggs Mol. Cell. Biol., December 15, 2003; 23(24): 8982 - 8991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. S. Boja, T. Hoodbhoy, H. M. Fales, and J. Dean Structural Characterization of Native Mouse Zona Pellucida Proteins Using Mass Spectrometry J. Biol. Chem., September 5, 2003; 278(36): 34189 - 34202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. Primakoff and D. G. Myles Penetration, Adhesion, and Fusion in Mammalian Sperm-Egg Interaction Science, June 21, 2002; 296(5576): 2183 - 2185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Zhao, L. Gold, A. M. Ginsberg, L.-F. Liang, and J. Dean Conserved Furin Cleavage Site Not Essential for Secretion and Integration of ZP3 into the Extracellular Egg Coat of Transgenic Mice Mol. Cell. Biol., May 1, 2002; 22(9): 3111 - 3120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. El-Mestrah, P. E. Castle, G. Borossa, and F. W.K. Kan Subcellular Distribution of ZP1, ZP2, and ZP3 Glycoproteins During Folliculogenesis and Demonstration of Their Topographical Disposition Within the Zona Matrix of Mouse Ovarian Oocytes Biol Reprod, April 1, 2002; 66(4): 866 - 876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. M. Kiefer and P. Saling Proteolytic Processing of Human Zona Pellucida Proteins Biol Reprod, February 1, 2002; 66(2): 407 - 414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				N. Takasaki, T. Rankin, and J. Dean Normal Gonadal Development in Mice Lacking GPBOX, a Homeobox Protein Expressed in Germ Cells at the Onset of Sexual Dimorphism Mol. Cell. Biol., December 1, 2001; 21(23): 8197 - 8202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Rankin, M O'Brien, E Lee, K Wigglesworth, J Eppig, and J Dean Defective zonae pellucidae in Zp2-null mice disrupt folliculogenesis, fertility and development Development, January 4, 2001; 128(7): 1119 - 1126. [Abstract] [PDF]

				B. S. Dunbar, S. Prasad, C. Carino, and S. M. Skinner The Ovary as an Immune Target Reproductive Sciences, January 1, 2001; 8(1_suppl): S43 - S48. [Abstract] [PDF]

				K. A. Eidne, C. C. Henery, and R. J. Aitken Selection of Peptides Targeting the Human Sperm Surface Using Random Peptide Phage Display Identify Ligands Homologous to ZP3 Biol Reprod, November 1, 2000; 63(5): 1396 - 1402. [Abstract] [Full Text]