SPACA3

Sperm acrosome membrane-associated protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPACA3 gene. It may be involved in adhesion to the egg before the egg is fertilized.^[5][6]

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Further reading

• Niyonsaba F, Ogawa H (2006). "Protective roles of the skin against infection: implication of naturally occurring human antimicrobial agents beta-defensins, cathelicidin LL-37 and lysozyme". J. Dermatol. Sci. 40 (3): 157–68.
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• Cramer EM, Breton-Gorius J (1987). "Ultrastructural localization of lysozyme in human neutrophils by immunogold". J. Leukoc. Biol. 41 (3): 242–7.
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• Welsh IR, Spitznagel JK (1973). "Distribution of lysosomal enzymes, cationic proteins, and bactericidal substances in subcellular fractions of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes". Infect. Immun. 4 (2): 97–102.
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• Ibrahim HR, Matsuzaki T, Aoki T (2001). "Genetic evidence that antibacterial activity of lysozyme is independent of its catalytic function". FEBS Lett. 506 (1): 27–32.
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• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903.
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• Clark HF, Gurney AL, Abaya E, et al. (2003). "The secreted protein discovery initiative (SPDI), a large-scale effort to identify novel human secreted and transmembrane proteins: a bioinformatics assessment". Genome Res. 13 (10): 2265–70.
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• Wang Z, Zhang Y, Mandal A, et al. (2005). "The spermatozoa protein, SLLP1, is a novel cancer-testis antigen in hematologic malignancies". Clin. Cancer Res. 10 (19): 6544–50.
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• Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA, et al. (2004). "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)". Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–7.
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• Zhang K, Gao R, Zhang H, et al. (2006). "Molecular cloning and characterization of three novel lysozyme-like genes, predominantly expressed in the male reproductive system of humans, belonging to the c-type lysozyme/alpha-lactalbumin family". Biol. Reprod. 73 (5): 1064–71.
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