Protein Name zona pellucida glycoprotein 3
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 22788
Gene Symbol

Zp3

UniProt P10761 (ZP3_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 91
Total Number of Articles : 96
Description

zona pellucida glycoprotein 3

Gene Summary

Enables receptor ligand activity. A structural constituent of egg coat. Involved in several processes, including oogenesis; positive regulation of acrosome reaction; and regulation of gene expression. Acts upstream of or within binding activity of sperm to zona pellucida. Located in extracellular matrix and plasma membrane. Is expressed in ovary; ovary preantral follicle; and testis. Orthologous to human ZP3 (zona pellucida glycoprotein 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 3
  • sperm receptor
  • zona pellucida glycoprotein ZP3
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Properties