The female reproductive tract contains multiple innate sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs) that facilitate sperm survival

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A Mouse Model for Dietary Xenosialitis

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Siglec-G is a B-1 cell inhibitory receptor and also controls B cell tolerance

(2015) Lars Nitschke   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Mechanisms of fertilization elucidated by gene-manipulated animals

(2015) Masaru Okabe   ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Are sperm capacitation and apoptosis the opposite ends of a continuum driven by oxidative stress?

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(2015) Susan S. Suarez   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

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Characterization of the Immune Cell Repertoire in the Normal Fallopian Tube

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Siglec-5 and Siglec-14 are polymorphic paired receptors that modulate neutrophil and amnion signaling responses to group BStreptococcus

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Siglec-G Deficiency Leads to More Severe Collagen-Induced Arthritis and Earlier Onset of Lupus-like Symptoms in MRL/lpr Mice

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Structural basis for sialic acid–mediated self-recognition by complement factor H

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Influence of seminal plasma on leucocyte migration and amount of COX-2 protein in the jenny endometrium after insemination with frozen–thawed semen

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Glycan Evolution in Response to Collaboration, Conflict, and Constraint

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Changes in the Transcriptome of the Human Endometrial Ishikawa Cancer Cell Line Induced by Estrogen, Progesterone, Tamoxifen, and Mifepristone (RU486) as Detected by RNA-Sequencing

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Multifarious roles of sialic acids in immunity

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Effect of AT1R knockdown on ishikawa cell proliferation induced by estrogen

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Sialidases on Mammalian Sperm Mediate Deciduous Sialylation during Capacitation

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Endotoxin Priming of Neutrophils Requires Endocytosis and NADPH Oxidase-dependent Endosomal Reactive Oxygen Species

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Evolution of Siglec-11 and Siglec-16 Genes in Hominins

(2012) Xiaoxia Wang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Multifunctional glycoprotein DEFB126—a curious story of defensin-clad spermatozoa

(2012) Theodore L. Tollner et al.   Nature Reviews Urology

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Innate Immunity in the Human Female Reproductive Tract: Endocrine Regulation of Endogenous Antimicrobial Protection Against HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Oxidation-Specific Epitopes Are Danger-Associated Molecular Patterns Recognized by Pattern Recognition Receptors of Innate Immunity

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Letter to the Glyco-Forum: Since there are PAMPs and DAMPs, there must be SAMPs? Glycan "self-associated molecular patterns" dampen innate immunity, but pathogens can mimic them

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Pattern Recognition via the Toll-Like Receptor System in the Human Female Genital Tract

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CD24 and Siglec-10 Selectively Repress Tissue Damage-Induced Immune Responses

(2009) G.-Y. Chen et al.   SCIENCE

Gene expression profiling in Ishikawa cells: A fingerprint for estrogen active compounds

(2009) Kathleen Boehme et al.   TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY

Siglecs as positive and negative regulators of the immune system: Figure 1

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