2014
Binding of sperm protein Izumo1 and its egg receptor Juno drives Cd9 accumulation in the intercellular contact area prior to fusion during mammalian fertilization
Chalbi M, Barraud-Lange V, Ravaux B, Howan K, Rodriguez N, Soule P, Ndzoudi A, Boucheix C, Rubinstein E, Wolf J, Ziyyat A, Perez E, Pincet F, Gourier C. Binding of sperm protein Izumo1 and its egg receptor Juno drives Cd9 accumulation in the intercellular contact area prior to fusion during mammalian fertilization. Development 2014, 141: 3732-3739. PMID: 25209248, DOI: 10.1242/dev.111534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamete fusionMammalian fertilizationMolecular mechanismsSperm protein IZUMO1Intercellular contact areaFusion machineryMembrane proteinsMembrane organizationIZUMO1Intercellular adhesionAdhesion partnersRecruitment kineticsKey playersCD9Adhesion phaseEggsAdhesion areaFertilizationFusionHuman eggsGametesMachineryAdhesionSpeciesProtein
2011
CD9 tetraspanin generates fusion competent sites on the egg membrane for mammalian fertilization
Jégou A, Ziyyat A, Barraud-Lange V, Perez E, Wolf J, Pincet F, Gourier C. CD9 tetraspanin generates fusion competent sites on the egg membrane for mammalian fertilization. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 10946-10951. PMID: 21690351, PMCID: PMC3131345, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1017400108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdhesion sitesFusion-competent sitesWild-type eggsCD9 tetraspaninEgg membrane proteinsSperm-egg fusionMembrane proteinsGamete membranesMammalian fertilizationCompetent sitesGamete interactionAdhesion eventsTight proximityEgg membraneCD9TetraspaninsEggsFertilizationMembraneStrong-interaction modesAdhesion probabilitySitesFusionInteraction modesProtein