Sperm from beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase-null mice are refractory to ZP3-induced acrosome reactions and penetrate the zona pellucida poorly

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				C. Rodeheffer and B. D. Shur Characterization of a novel ZP3-independent sperm-binding ligand that facilitates sperm adhesion to the egg coat Development, February 1, 2004; 131(3): 503 - 512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. H. Vo, T.-Y. Yen, B. A. Macher, and J. L. Hedrick Identification of the ZPC Oligosaccharide Ligand Involved in Sperm Binding and the Glycan Structures of Xenopus laevis Vitelline Envelope Glycoproteins Biol Reprod, December 1, 2003; 69(6): 1822 - 1830. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K. Nayernia, B. Drabent, I. M. Adham, M. Moschner, S. Wolf, A. Meinhardt, and W. Engel Male Mice Lacking Three Germ Cell Expressed Genes Are Fertile Biol Reprod, December 1, 2003; 69(6): 1973 - 1978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. A. Alfieri, A. D. Martin, J. Takeda, G. Kondoh, D. G. Myles, and P. Primakoff Infertility in female mice with an oocyte-specific knockout of GPI-anchored proteins J. Cell Sci., June 1, 2003; 116(11): 2149 - 2155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				N. Inoue, M. Ikawa, T. Nakanishi, M. Matsumoto, M. Nomura, T. Seya, and M. Okabe Disruption of Mouse CD46 Causes an Accelerated Spontaneous Acrosome Reaction in Sperm Mol. Cell. Biol., April 1, 2003; 23(7): 2614 - 2622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. Talbot, B. D. Shur, and D. G. Myles Cell Adhesion and Fertilization: Steps in Oocyte Transport, Sperm-Zona Pellucida Interactions, and Sperm-Egg Fusion Biol Reprod, January 1, 2003; 68(1): 1 - 9. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Willer, W. Amselgruber, R. Deutzmann, and S. Strahl Characterization of POMT2, a novel member of the PMT protein O-mannosyltransferase family specifically localized to the acrosome of mammalian spermatids Glycobiology, November 1, 2002; 12(11): 771 - 783. [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]

				E. Howes, J. C. Pascall, W. Engel, and R. Jones Interactions between mouse ZP2 glycoprotein and proacrosin; a mechanism for secondary binding of sperm to the zona pellucida during fertilization J. Cell Sci., March 13, 2002; 114(22): 4127 - 4136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. J. Wassler, C. I. Foote, I. H. Gelman, and B. D. Shur Functional interaction between the SSeCKS scaffolding protein and the cytoplasmic domain of {beta}1,4-galactosyltransferase J. Cell Sci., March 8, 2002; 114(12): 2291 - 2300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. J. Miller, X. Shi, and H. Burkin Molecular Basis of Mammalian Gamete Binding Recent Prog. Horm. Res., January 1, 2002; 57(1): 37 - 73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. Matwee, M. Kamaruddin, D. H. Betts, P.K. Basrur, and W.A. King The effects of antibodies to heat shock protein 70 in fertilization and embryo development Mol. Hum. Reprod., September 1, 2001; 7(9): 829 - 837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K. J. Mengerink and V. D. Vacquier Glycobiology of sperm-egg interactions in deuterostomes Glycobiology, April 1, 2001; 11(4): 37R - 43R. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				X Shi, S Amindari, K Paruchuru, D Skalla, H Burkin, B. Shur, and D. Miller Cell surface beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase-I activates G protein-dependent exocytotic signaling Development, January 3, 2001; 128(5): 645 - 654. [Abstract] [PDF]