Posttranslational Protein Modifications in the Reproductive System

Sperm Proteases and Extracellular Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Involved in Fertilization of Ascidians and Sea Urchins (Hitoshi Sawada, Masako Mino and Mari Akasaka).- Isgylation: A Conserved Pathway in Mammalian Pregnancy (Thomas R. Hansen and James K. Pru).- Src-family Tyrosine Kinases in Oogenesis, Oocyte Maturation and Fertilization: An Evolutionary Perspective (William H. Kinsey).- Posttranslationally Modified Tubulins and Other Cytoskeletal Proteins: Their Role in Gametogenesis, Oocyte Maturation, Fertilization and Pre-implantation Embryo Development (Heide Schatten and Qing-Yuan Sun).- Deubiquitinating Enzymes in Oocyte Maturation, Fertilization and Preimplantation Embryo Development (Namdori R. Mtango, Keith E. Latham and Peter Sutovsky).- Posttranslational Modifications of Zona Pellucida Proteins (Naoto Yonezawa).- Role of aberrant protein modification, assembly and localization in cloned embryo phenotypes (Keith E. Latham).- Role of Posttranslational Protein Modifications in Epididymal Sperm Maturation and Extracellular Quality Control (Gail A. Cornwall).- Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in Spermatogenesis (Rohini Bose, Gurpreet Manku, Martine Culty and Simon S. Wing).- Role of Posttranslational Modifications in C. elegans and Ascaris Spermatogenesis and Sperm Function (Long Miao and Steven W. L'Hernault).