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
2010
The adhesion mediated by the P-selectin P–selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) couple is stronger for shorter PSGL-1 variants
Barbaux S, Poirier O, Pincet F, Hermand P, Tiret L, Deterre P. The adhesion mediated by the P-selectin P–selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) couple is stronger for shorter PSGL-1 variants. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 2010, 87: 727-734. PMID: 20051472, DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0609408.Peer-Reviewed Original Research