Carbohydrate specificity of sea urchin sperm bindin: a cell surface lectin mediating sperm-egg adhesion.
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Carbohydrate specificity of sea urchin sperm bindin: a cell surface lectin mediating sperm-egg adhesion
We have examined the carbohydrate specificity of bindin, a sperm protein responsible for the adhesion of sea urchin sperm to eggs, by investigating the interaction of a number of polysaccharides and glycoconjugates with isolated bindin. Several of these polysaccharides inhibit the agglutination of eggs by bindin particles. An egg surface polysaccharide was found to be the most potent inhibitor ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0021-9525,1540-8140
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.94.1.123