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How a protein modification navigates sperm to the egg

Mammalian fertilisation is a dynamic, spectacular event. Millions of sperm race toward the egg, and only one winner can eventually fuse with it and lead to a new life. A sperm is a special type of cell with a tail-like appendage (named flagellum) allowing it... click to read more

Sudarshan Gadadhar | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Institut Curie, Université Paris sciences et lettres, CNRS UMR3348, Orsay, France

Carsten Janke | Professor at Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR3348, Orsay, France

Fertilisation

Sperm

Microtubules

protein modifications

Motor proteins

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published on Jun 4, 2021