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Shingo Tonai

Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, The University of OsakaORCID 0000-0003-0466-2450Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 15, 2026

The SPARK complex forms the molecular basis of vertebrate fertilization

Victoria E. Deneke, Johannes P Suwita, Haoting Wang…·Andrea Pauli

This study identifies SPARK as a conserved multi-protein complex essential for vertebrate fertilization, linking gamete recognition to membrane fusion.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.13.724128

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Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewedNov 12, 2025

SLC35G3 is a UDP-N-acetylglucosamine transporter for sperm glycoprotein formation and underpins male fertility in mice

Daisuke Mashiko, Shingo Tonai, Haruhiko Miyata…·Masahito Ikawa

This study identifies SLC35G3 as a UDP-GlcNAc transporter essential for sperm glycoprotein formation and male fertility in mice.

DOI 10.7554/elife.107494

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