Absence of spermatozoal CD46 protein expression and associated rapid acrosome reaction rate in striped field mice (Apodemus agrarius)

• Main Authors: Flanagan Brian F (Author), Bryja Josef (Author), Stopka Pavel (Author), Frolikova Michaela (Author), Andrlikova Petra (Author), Clift Leanne E (Author), Johnson Peter M (Author), Dvorakova-Hortova Katerina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In rodents, the cell surface complement regulatory protein CD46 is expressed solely on the spermatozoal acrosome membrane. Ablation of the CD46 gene is associated with a faster acrosome reaction. Sperm from Apodemus flavicollis (yell...