TSG-6 Is Concentrated in the Extracellular Matrix of Mouse Cumulus Oocyte Complexes Through Hyaluronan and Inter-Alpha-Inhibitor Binding1
TSG-6 Is Concentrated in the Extracellular Matrix of Mouse Cumulus Oocyte Complexes Through Hyaluronan and Inter-Alpha-Inhibitor Binding1
O. Carrette,Rashmi V. Nemade,2 Authors,W. J. Larsen
2001 · DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.1.301
Biology of Reproduction · 104 Citations
TLDR
Results suggest that TSG-6 has a structural role in COC matrix formation possibly mediating cross-linking of separate HA molecules through its binding to IαI, which is critical in organizing and stabilizing this matrix.