| Primary Identifier | IPR030058 | Type | Family |
| Short Name | LYZL3 |
| description | The vertebrate lysozyme family is composed of lysozyme c, lactalbumin and calcium-binding lysozyme. The classical lysozyme c has been extensively studied []. From human testis cDNA libraries, a group of lysozyme c-like sequences is identified [, ]. The function of this group of lysozyme c-like proteins is not clear. Some of them (LYZL2, SLLP1/SPACA3/LYXL3, LYZL4 and LYZL6) are expressed in the male reproductive tract [, ]and may be involved in fertilisation.Lysozyme-like protein 3 (LYZL3), also known as sperm acrosome membrane-associated protein 3 (SPACA3/SLLP1/LYXL3), is one of them. Mouse LYZL3 (SLLP1) has been shown to be involved in sperm-egg binding and fertilisation []. |
