Protein Information

Name ZP2
Synonyms ZP2; ZPA; Zona pellucida glycoprotein 2; Zona pellucida glycoprotein ZP2; Zona pellucida protein A; Zona pellucida sperm binding protein 2; Zona pellucida sperm binding protein 2 precursor; zona pellucida glycoprotein 2 (sperm receptor)…

Compound Information

Name MAA
CAS methylarsonic acid

Reference List

PubMed Abstract RScore(About this table)
9369183 Aviles M, Jaber L, Castells MT, Ballesta J, Kan FW: Modifications of carbohydrate residues and ZP2 and ZP3 glycoproteins in the mouse zona pellucida after fertilization. Biol Reprod. 1997 Nov;57(5):1155-63.

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10817675 Aviles M, El-Mestrah M, Jaber L, Castells MT, Ballesta J, Kan FW: Cytochemical demonstration of modification of carbohydrates in the mouse zona pellucida during folliculogenesis. Histochem Cell Biol. 2000 Mar;113(3):207-19.


In the present study, lectin-gold cytochemistry and antibodies against ZP2 and ZP3 glycoproteins were used to investigate the oligosaccharide content of mouse ovarian zona pellucida (ZP) during follicular development.
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15095343 Infante V, Caputo M, Riccio S, De Filippis A, Carotenuto R, Vaccaro MC, Campanella C: Vitelline envelope gps 63 and 75 specifically bind sperm in "in vitro" assays in Discoglossus pictus. Mol Reprod Dev. 2004 Jun;68(2):213-22.


In this article, we studied the VE of Discoglossus pictus, where gp63, the product of the Dp ZP2 gene, has high molecular identity to Xenopus gp69/64 and to mouse ZP2 and only A23187-treated sperm bind to VE.
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11170273 Caputo M, Infante V, Talevi R, Vaccaro MC, Carotenuto R, Campanella C: Following passage through the oviduct, the coelomic envelope of Discoglossus pictus (amphibia) acquires fertilizability upon reorganization, conversion of gp 42 to gp 40, extensive glycosylation, and formation of a specific layer. Mol Reprod Dev. 2001 Mar;58(3):318-29.


Cell Biol. 136: 1099-1108; Tian et al., 1997b: Dev Biol 187:143-153), and to ZP2 of mammals.
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