1. Sex at Atomic Resolution
Jae Yeon Hwang, Jean-Ju Chung 
Cell 
Volume 169, Issue 7, Pages (June 2017)
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2. Figure 1 Species-Specific Gamete Recognition and Egg Coat Dissolution
(A) VR2 confers species-specific gamete recognition. VR2 of red abalone egg vitelline envelope (VEred) recognizes lysin from red abalone sperm (lysinred) but not from black abalone sperm (lysinblack).
(B) Raj et al. propose that species-specific recognition of lysin homodimers by VR2s exposes VERL arrays, which allows lysin to bind to VRs. This binding pushes apart the VERL arrays and dissolves the complex. In contrast, lysinblack fails to bind to VR2 and to gain access to sequential VRs.
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