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06/15/2007 |
17439939 |
Identification of an ADAM2-ADAM3 complex on the surface of mouse testicular germ cells and cauda epididymal sperm. |
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Male mice lacking ADAM2 (fertilin beta) or ADAM3 (cyritestin) are infertile; cauda epididymal sperm (mature sperm) from these mutant mice cannot bind to the egg zona pellucida. ADAM3 is barely present...
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02/01/2007 |
17023585 |
Cancer-testis antigens are commonly expressed in multiple myeloma and induce systemic immunity following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. |
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Immunotherapies using cancer-testis (CT) antigens as targets represent a potentially useful treatment in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who commonly show recurrent disease following chemotherapy....
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01/01/2007 |
17644977 |
Sperm-egg interaction and gene manipulated animals. |
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It is intriguing that the disruption of a number of genes, e.g., Clgn, Ace, Adamla, Adam2 and Adam3 results in a similar sperm phenotype, i.e., failure of sperm to bind to the zona pellucida (ZP). Bec...
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11/01/2006 |
16870943 |
Aberrant distribution of ADAM3 in sperm from both angiotensin-converting enzyme (Ace)- and calmegin (Clgn)-deficient mice. |
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Male mice deficient for the calmegin (Clgn) or the angiotensin-converting enzyme (Ace) gene show impaired sperm migration into the oviduct and loss of sperm-zona pellucida binding ability in vitro. Si...
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09/01/2006 |
16929165 |
Expression of cancer-testis antigens as possible targets for antigen-specific immunotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. |
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Cancer-Testis (CT) antigens are by definition expressed in tumor but not in healthy tissue except testis and might represent ideal targets for antigen-specific immunotherapy. Here, we present the firs...
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04/01/2006 |
16407499 |
Expression and relationship of male reproductive ADAMs in mouse. |
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A number of a disintegrin and metalloprotease (ADAM) family members are expressed in mammalian male reproductive organs such as testis and epididymis. These reproductive ADAMs are divided phylogenical...
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03/03/2006 |
16407235 |
Mouse sperm lacking ADAM1b/ADAM2 fertilin can fuse with the egg plasma membrane and effect fertilization. |
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Fertilin, a heterodimeric protein complex composed of alpha (ADAM1) and beta (ADAM2) subunits on the sperm surface, is believed to mediate adhesion and fusion between the sperm and egg plasma membrane...
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11/01/2005 |
16014818 |
Defects in secretory pathway trafficking during sperm development in Adam2 knockout mice. |
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Adam2-null and Adam3-null male mice exhibit reduced levels of one or more ADAM proteins on mature sperm, in addition to the loss of the genetically targeted protein. ADAM protein loss was believed to ...
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06/01/2005 |
16035044 |
The ADAM-integrin-tetraspanin complex in fetal and postnatal testicular cords. |
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New insights have emerged about the expression, during testicular cord formation, of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) domain family of proteins that combines both cell surface adhesion and...
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08/13/2004 |
15194697 |
Possible function of the ADAM1a/ADAM2 Fertilin complex in the appearance of ADAM3 on the sperm surface. |
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In mouse, two different isoforms of ADAM1 (fertilin alpha), ADAM1a and ADAM1b, are produced in the testis. ADAM1a is localized within the endoplasmic reticulum of testicular germ cells, whereas epidid...
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10/01/2003 |
14510675 |
Chromosomal mapping, sequence and transcription analysis of the porcine fertilin beta gene (ADAM2). |
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Fertilin beta (ADAM2) forms a part of the heterodimeric surface protein fertilin, found on the plasma membrane of mammalian sperm, and has been implicated in the process of sperm-egg fusion. Analysis ...
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07/01/2003 |
12815633 |
Chronological gene expression of ADAMs during testicular development: prespermatogonia (gonocytes) express fertilin beta (ADAM2). |
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Immediately after birth, primordial germinal cell-derived prespermatogonia (PSG), located in the center of the testicular cords, migrate between adjacent Sertoli cells to establish contact with the co...
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05/02/2003 |
12711316 |
Differential localization of ADAM1a and ADAM1b in the endoplasmic reticulum of testicular germ cells and on the surface of epididymal sperm. |
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Although fertilin is a heterodimeric complex between ADAM1 (A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease 1, fertilin alpha) and ADAM2 (fertilin beta) located on the sperm surface, two different ADAM1 isoforms, A...
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01/30/2003 |
12568724 |
Identification and characterization of ADAM32 with testis-predominant gene expression. |
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Members of the ADAM (A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease) family of cell surface proteins have been discovered in a variety of tissues and species. We have cloned and sequenced a mouse cDNA encoding a n...
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11/01/2002 |
12411606 |
Mammalian sperm proteins are rapidly evolving: evidence of positive selection in functionally diverse genes. |
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A growing number of genes involved in sex and reproduction have been demonstrated to be rapidly evolving. Here, we show that genes expressed solely in spermatozoa represent a highly diverged subset am...
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07/01/2002 |
12206465 |
The molecular basis of sperm-oocyte membrane interactions during mammalian fertilization. |
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Gamete membrane interactions begin with adhesion (binding) of the sperm to the oocyte plasma membrane and culminate with fusion of the membranes of the gametes, thus creating the zygote through the un...
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05/17/2002 |
11882657 |
Functional classification of ADAMs based on a conserved motif for binding to integrin alpha 9beta 1: implications for sperm-egg binding and other cell interactions. |
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ADAMs (a disintegrin and metalloproteases) are members of the metzincin superfamily of metalloproteases. Among integrins binding to disintegrin domains of ADAMs are alpha(9)beta(1) and alpha(v)beta(3)...
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04/01/2002 |
11920606 |
Identification of cancer/testis genes by database mining and mRNA expression analysis. |
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Cancer/testis (CT) antigens are immunogenic proteins expressed predominantly in gametogenic tissue and cancer; they are considered promising target molecules for cancer vaccines. The identification of...
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07/01/2001 |
11462216 |
Fertilin beta and other ADAMs as integrin ligands: insights into cell adhesion and fertilization. |
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One of the most important cell-cell interactions is that of the sperm with the egg. This interaction, which begins with cell adhesion and culminates with membrane fusion, is mediated by multiple molec...
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03/17/2000 |
10713078 |
Identification of key functional amino acids of the mouse fertilin beta (ADAM2) disintegrin loop for cell-cell adhesion during fertilization. |
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Fertilin beta (also known as ADAM2) is a cell adhesion molecule on the surface of mammalian sperm that participates in sperm-egg membrane binding. Fertilin beta is a member of the molecular family kno...
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