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High-avidity, low-affinity multivalent interactions and the block to polyspermy in Xenopus laevis
Arranz-Plaza, Esther,Tracy, Alex S.,Siriwardena, Aloysius,Pierce, J. Michael,Boons, Geert-Jan
, p. 13035 - 13046 (2002)
The interaction of the lectin XL35 with the jelly coat protein (JCP) surrounding oocytes in Xenopus laevis is essential for the block to polyspermy. The molecular details of this event are poorly understood, and the present study has been undertaken with
