Mutant Zp1 results in Zona Pellucida Lacking and Female Infertility in Rats and Humans
Chao Lv, Hualin Huang, Yan Wang, Tianliu Peng, Hang-Jing Tan, Ming-Hua Zeng, Ruping Quan, Hong‐Wen Deng, Hong‐Mei Xiao
The paper establishes that ZP1 mutations cause zona pellucida absence and female infertility in both rats and humans by sequestering ZP3 and ZP4 intracellularly.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2019 · PreprintGenetics