Cooperation-based sperm clusters mediate sperm oviduct entry and fertilization

Yongcun Qu; Qi Chen; Shanshan Guo; Chiyuan Ma; Yonggang Lu; Junchao Shi; Shichao Liu; Tong Zhou; Taichi Noda; Jingjing Qian; Liwen Zhang; Xili Zhu; Xiaohua Lei; Yujing Cao; Wei Li; Wei Li; Nicolas Plachta; Martin M. Matzuk; Masahito Ikawa; Enkui Duan; Ying Zhang; Hongmei Wang

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Protein Cell ›› 2021, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (10) : 810-817. DOI: 10.1007/s13238-021-00825-y

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Cooperation-based sperm clusters mediate sperm oviduct entry and fertilization

Yongcun Qu¹^,² ,
Qi Chen³ ,
Shanshan Guo¹^,² ,
Chiyuan Ma¹ ,
Yonggang Lu⁴ ,
Junchao Shi³ ,
Shichao Liu³ ,
Tong Zhou⁵ ,
Taichi Noda⁴ ,
Jingjing Qian¹^,² ,
Liwen Zhang¹^,² ,
Xili Zhu¹ ,
Xiaohua Lei¹ ,
Yujing Cao¹ ,
Wei Li¹^,⁹ ,
Wei Li¹^,⁹ ,
Nicolas Plachta⁶ ,
Martin M. Matzuk⁷ ,
Masahito Ikawa⁴ ,
Enkui Duan¹^,⁹ ,
Ying Zhang¹^,⁸^,⁹^,¹⁰ ,
Hongmei Wang¹^,²^,⁹

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Yongcun Qu, Qi Chen, Shanshan Guo, Chiyuan Ma, Yonggang Lu, Junchao Shi, Shichao Liu, Tong Zhou, Taichi Noda, Jingjing Qian, Liwen Zhang, Xili Zhu, Xiaohua Lei, Yujing Cao, Wei Li, Wei Li, Nicolas Plachta, Martin M. Matzuk, Masahito Ikawa, Enkui Duan, Ying Zhang, Hongmei Wang. Cooperation-based sperm clusters mediate sperm oviduct entry and fertilization. Protein Cell, 2021, 12(10): 810‒817 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13238-021-00825-y

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