Odorant Receptor OR2C1 Is an Essential Modulator of Boar Sperm Capacitation by Binding with Heparin

Heparin, a class of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), is widely used to induce sperm capacitation and fertilization. How heparin induces sperm capacitation remains unclear. Olfactory receptors (ORs) which are G protein-coupled receptors, have been proposed to be involved in sperm capacitation. However, the...

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Main Authors: Xiang Yuan, Yihan Wang, Malik Ahsan Ali, Ziyue Qin, Zhihua Guo, Yan Zhang, Ming Zhang, Guangbin Zhou, Jiandong Yang, Lei Chen, Linyuan Shen, Li Zhu, Changjun Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/2/1664