Developmental BiologyCellPeer-reviewed
A conserved fertilization complex of Izumo1, Spaca6, and Tmem81 mediates sperm-egg interaction in vertebrates
Victoria E. Deneke, Andreas Blaha, Yonggang Lu…·Andrea Pauli
The paper identifies a conserved trimeric complex of Izumo1, Spaca6, and Tmem81 essential for sperm-egg interaction in vertebrates, showing their role in male fertility and binding to the egg protein Bouncer.