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Fertilins MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Fertilins
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.656.675.374.102.750
D09.400.430.500.750
D09.400.430.890.331
D12.776.395.033.750
D12.776.395.550.331
Unique ID
D000072196
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072196
Scope Note
Sperm surface proteins involved in sperm-egg fusion. They consist of two subunits, fertilin alpha (ADAM1a) and beta (ADAM2), both of which belong to the metalloprotease-disintegrin protein family. The beta subunit does not have catalytic activity.
Entry Term(s)
ADAM 1a Protein
ADAM 2 Protein
ADAM1 Protein
ADAM1a Protein
ADAM2 Protein
Fertilin
Fertilin Protein
Fertilin alpha
Fertilin beta
PH 30 Fusion Protein
PH-30 Fusion Protein
PH-30 Protein
PH-30 alpha
PH-30 beta
Registry Number
EC 3.4.24.-
Public MeSH Note
2017; FERTILINS was indexed under ADAM PROTEINS and MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS 2006-2016; and under METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES 1992-2005
History Note
2017 (1992)
Date Established
2017/01/01
Date of Entry
2016/07/08
Revision Date
2023/03/16
Fertilins Preferred
Fertilin alpha Narrower
Fertilin beta Narrower
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