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zona pellucida 3 receptor OKDB#: 4566
 Symbols: Zp3r Species: mouse
 Synonyms: SP56, AV264399,  Locus: 1 67.0 cM in Homo sapiens


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General Comment
General function Receptor
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Cellular localization Plasma membrane
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Ovarian function
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Expression regulated by
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Ovarian localization Oocyte
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Follicle stages
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Phenotypes
Mutations 1 mutations

Species: mouse
Mutation name: None
type: null mutation
fertility: fertile
Comment: Function of the Acrosomal Matrix: Zona Pellucida 3 Receptor (ZP3R/sp56) Is Not Essential for Mouse Fertilization. Muro Y et al. In mammalian fertilization, sperm - zona pellucida binding is considered to be a critical aspect of gamete interaction. In this study, we examine mouse sperm acrosomal matrix protein ZP3R (formerly called sp56) because of our interest in defining the function of the acrosomal matrix, the particulate compartment within the sperm secretory acrosome. Using targeted deletion of the Zp3r gene by homologous recombination, we examined the fertility of nullizygous animals. Our studies showed that males and females homozygous for the affected exhibited no differences in litter sizes compared to wild-type and heterozygous animals. Testis weights of nullizygous males were equivalent to wild-type and heterozygous males and there were no differences in the number of sperm produced by mice of three genotypes. In vitro fertilization rates using cumulus-intact and cumulus-free oocytes were also equivalent. Examination of sperm binding zonae of unfertilized eggs and the ability of the sperm to undergo acrosomal exocytosis in response to calcium ionophore A23187 displayed no differences between wild-type, heterozygous, and nullizygous mouse sperm. These results provide further evidence that either ZP3R is not involved in sperm-zona pellucida binding or this process might be functionally redundant, involving multiple proteins for gamete interactions.

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