This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Capacitation and the acrosome reaction of mammalian spermatozoa are essential for fertilization. In vitro results are presented that ...

Osaka, Japan – Fertilization is the union of two cells: an egg and a sperm. Before the egg and the sperm fuse, an event known as the “acrosome reaction” needs to occur in the sperm. Now, a team from ...

Fertilization is the union of two cells: an egg and a sperm. Before the egg and the sperm fuse, an event known as the "acrosome reaction" needs to occur in the sperm. Now, a team from Osaka University ...

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Ferlins are a family of single transmembrane proteins with multiple calcium ion (Ca2+) binding C2 domains involved in Ca2+-mediated membrane fusion. Among other processes, ferlins participate in the ...