- Title
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Divergent molecular signatures in fish Bouncer proteins define cross-fertilization boundaries
- Authors
- Gert, K.R.B., Panser, K., Surm, J., Steinmetz, B.S., Schleiffer, A., Jovine, L., Moran, Y., Kondrashov, F., Pauli, A.
- Source
- Full text @ Nat. Commun.
Medaka Bncra, but not Bncrb, is required on the medaka egg for fertilization. |
Medaka and zebrafish sperm are compatible with multiple Bncr orthologs. |
Medaka/zebrafish Bncr chimeras reveal specificity determinants in fingers 2 and 3. |
A positively selected, |
Zebrafish sperm favor a positively charged Bncr surface, while medaka sperm require finger 2 N-glycosylation for compatibility. AlphaFold-predicted models of medaka Bncr ( |