The Molecular Chaperone HSPA2 Plays a Key Role in Regulating the Expression of Sperm Surface Receptors That Mediate Sperm-Egg Recognition

Kate A. Redgrove; Brett Nixon; Mark A. Baker; Louise Hetherington; Gordon Baker; De-Yi Liu; R. John Aitken

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050851

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The Molecular Chaperone HSPA2 Plays a Key Role in Regulating the Expression of Sperm Surface Receptors That Mediate Sperm-Egg Recognition

Kate A. Redgrove,

Affiliation Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Discipline of Biological Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Brett Nixon,

Affiliation Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Discipline of Biological Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Mark A. Baker,

Affiliation Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Discipline of Biological Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Louise Hetherington,

Affiliation Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Discipline of Biological Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Gordon Baker,

Affiliation Melbourne In Vitro Fertilisation, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Royal Women’s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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De-Yi Liu,

Affiliation Melbourne In Vitro Fertilisation, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Royal Women’s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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R. John Aitken

* E-mail: John.Aitken@newcastle.edu.au

Affiliation Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Discipline of Biological Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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The Molecular Chaperone HSPA2 Plays a Key Role in Regulating the Expression of Sperm Surface Receptors That Mediate Sperm-Egg Recognition

Kate A. Redgrove,
Brett Nixon,
Mark A. Baker,
Louise Hetherington,
Gordon Baker,
De-Yi Liu,
R. John Aitken

Published: November 29, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050851

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