New Nomenclature for Mammalian BSP Genes1
Open Access
- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 80 (3), 394-397
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.074088
Abstract
BSP proteins and their homologs are a family of structurally related proteins characterized by the presence of tandem fibronectin type II domains. In the bovine species, BSP proteins were shown to be involved in sperm capacitation, a posttesticular maturation event necessary for sperm to acquire the ability to fertilize an oocyte. Recently, many new genes from this family have been discovered in numerous mammalian species. However, inconsistency in the nomenclature is creating much confusion. In light of the rapid growth of the BSP superfamily of proteins, we propose a new nomenclature in collaboration with the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee.Keywords
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