Oviductins possess chitinase- and mucin-like domains: a lead in the search for the biological function of these oviduct-specific ZP-associating glycoproteins

Molecular Reproduction and Development
B MaletteG Bleau

Abstract

Over the last 10 years considerable progress has been made in the immunological and biochemical characterization of oviduct-specific glycoproteins. It is now well established that a subclass of these secretory products, designated as oviductins, associate with the zona pellucida of the ovulated oocyte and with the early embryo. Recent reports on the cloning of cDNAs of oviductins from various species, including that of golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) oviductin by our laboratory, allowed us to compare their deduced amino acid sequences with those of other proteins. Optimal alignment analysis showed that oviductins contain regions of significant similarity with catalytically inactive mammalian members of the bacterial and microfilarial chitinase protein family. Most importantly, a close examination of the hamster and human deduced amino acid sequences revealed that both glycoproteins possess contiguous Ser/Thr rich repeated units, clustered in their carboxy-terminal portions. These mucin-type motifs are similar in the hamster and human glycoprotein, although hamster oviductin contains more of these complete units. This striking feature might indicate that these molecules play a similar role to mucin-type glycoproteins, e.g....Continue Reading

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