The cell-surface molecule Cd9, a member of the transmembrane-4 superfamily 1, interacts
with the integrin family 2 and other membrane proteins 3, 4, 5, and is postulated to participate …

Sperm-specific phospholipase Cζ (PLCζ) is known to induce intracellular Ca 2+ oscillations
and subsequent early embryonic development when expressed in mouse eggs by injection …

The cytotoxicity of NK cells has been thought to be mediated mainly by the perforin-dependent
pathway. We investigated the involvement of Fas-mediated pathway in the killing activity …

Sperm-specific phospholipase C zeta (PLCζ) is known to induce intracellular Ca 2+ oscillations
and egg activation when expressed in mouse eggs by injection of RNA encoding PLCζ. …

Spermatozoa of marine teleosts, puffers and flounder, wee completely quiescent when they
were washed to remove electrolytic components of the seminal plasma and then diluted in …

Fertilized mouse eggs exhibit repetitive rises in intracellular Ca 2+ concentration ([Ca 2+ ] i )
necessary for egg activation. Precise spatiotemporal dynamics of each [Ca 2+ ] i rise were …

CD9 is a membrane protein belonging to the tetraspanin family. Despite CD9's broad tissue
distribution, the only abnormality observed in CD9-deficient mice was infertility of females, …

Mouse phospholipase C, zeta 1 (PLCZ1), a strong candidate of egg-activating sperm factor,
induces Ca 2+ oscillations and accumulates into formed pronucleus (PN) when expressed …

Background Animals utilize a wide variety of tactics to attract reproductive partners. Behavioral
experiments often indicate an important role for visual cues in fish, but their molecular …

Heat shock promoters are powerful tools for the precise control of exogenous gene induction
in living organisms. In addition to the temporal control of gene expression, the analysis of …