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

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
Subjects:
olfactory receptor
<i>OR2C1</i>
heparin
boar sperm
capacitation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/2/1664

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