Fertilins
Sperm surface proteins involved in sperm-egg fusion. They consist of two subunits, fertilin alpha (ADAM1a) and beta (ADAM2), both of which belong to the metalloprotease-disintegrin protein family. The beta subunit does not have catalytic activity.
Year introduced: 2017 (1992)
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Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.656.675.374.102.750, D09.400.430.500.750, D09.400.430.890.331, D12.776.395.033.750, D12.776.395.550.331
MeSH Unique ID: D000072196
Registry Number: EC 3.4.24.-
Entry Terms:
- Fertilin Protein
- Fertilin
- PH 30 Fusion Protein
- PH-30 Fusion Protein
- PH-30 Protein
- PH 30 Protein
- Fertilin alpha
- alpha, Fertilin
- ADAM1 Protein
- ADAM1a Protein
- ADAM 1a Protein
- PH-30 alpha
- alpha, PH-30
- PH 30 alpha
- Fertilin beta
- beta, Fertilin
- ADAM2 Protein
- PH-30 beta
- beta, PH-30
- PH 30 beta
- ADAM 2 Protein