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Self-assembly of glycoprotein nanostructured filaments for modulating extracellular networks at long range

Published:2023 Issue:44 Volume:15 Page:17972-17986
ISSN:2040-3364
Container-title:Nanoscale
language:en
Short-container-title:Nanoscale

Author:

Matassa Roberto¹^ORCID,Gatti Marta¹,Crociati Martina²³,Brunelli Roberto⁴,Battaglione Ezio¹,Papi Massimiliano⁵⁶^ORCID,De Spirito Marco⁵⁶,Nottola Stefania Annarita¹,Familiari Giuseppe¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Section of Human Anatomy, Sapienza University of Rome, Via A. Borelli 50, 00161, Rome, Italy

2. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 4, Perugia, 06126, Italy

3. Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy

4. Department of Gynecological-Obstetric and Urologic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

5. Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy

6. Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, 00168 Rome, Italy

Abstract

Zona pellucida, a dense cross-linked network of glycoprotein filaments, evidences a smart morpho-structural change through self-extension/-contraction/-bending of the interconnected filaments capable of sizing/shaping the overall extracellular membrane at different oocyte stages.

Funder

Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca

Sapienza Università di Roma

Università degli Studi di Perugia

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/NR/D3NR02644B

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