DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating ASTL and louping ill

ASTL [ENSP00000343674]

Astacin-like metalloendopeptidase; Oocyte-specific oolemmal receptor involved in sperm and egg adhesion and fertilization. Plays a role in the polyspermy inhibition. Probably acts as a protease for the post-fertilization cleavage of ZP2. Cleaves the sperm-binding ZP2 at the surface of the zona pellucida after fertilization and cortical granule exocytosis, rendering the zona pellucida unable to support further sperm binding (By similarity).

Synonyms:  ASTL,  Q6HA08,  Q6HA08p,  hQ6HA08,  3.4.24.21 ...

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