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Gamete Adhesion

Gamete Adhesion is a biological process in which sperm and egg cells specifically recognize and bind to each other at the molecular level, initiating the sequence of events leading to fertilization.

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2017–2026

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Isolation of bindin: the protein responsible for adhesion of sperm to sea urchin eggs.

Victor D. Vacquier, Gary W. Moy · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1977 · 429 citations · Full text

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Analysis of Loss of Adhesive Function in Sperm Lacking Cyritestin or Fertilin β

Hitoshi Nishimura, Chunghee Cho, Daniel R. Branciforte et al. · Developmental Biology · 2001 · 255 citations

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Ca<sup>2+</sup>Entry through Store-operated Channels in Mouse Sperm Is Initiated by Egg ZP3 and Drives the Acrosome Reaction

Christine M.B. O'Toole, Christophe Arnoult, Alberto Darszon et al. · Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2000 · 226 citations · Full text

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Identification of a ZP3-binding protein on acrosome-intact mouse sperm by photoaffinity crosslinking.

Jeffrey D. Bleil, Paul M. Wassarman · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1990 · 225 citations

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An in Vitro System for Adhesion and Fusion of Maize Gametes

Jean‐Emmanuel Faure, C. Digonnet, Christian Dumas · Science · 1994 · 162 citations

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Authors

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    Paul M. Wassarman

    Harvard University, United States

    4 publications · 415 citations

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  2. AZ
    Ahmed Ziyyat

    Inserm, France

    4 publications · 235 citations

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  3. BD
    Barry D. Shur

    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

    4 publications · 98 citations

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  4. CG
    Christine Gourier

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    3 publications · 160 citations

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  5. JP
    Janice P. Evans

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    3 publications · 129 citations

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Institutions

94

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    35 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    32 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    610 citations

  4. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    196 citations

  5. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    515 citations

  6. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    331 citations

  7. La Roche College

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    728 citations

  8. Hôpital Cochin

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    571 citations

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  1. The Journal of Cell Biology

    JCB · 6 publications · 354 citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 4 publications · 826 citations

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  3. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 4 publications · 198 citations

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  4. Developmental Biology

    4 publications · 425 citations

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  5. Biology of Reproduction

    3 publications · 137 citations

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