Sperm Proteases that May Be Involved in the Initiation of Sperm Motility in the Newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster

Sperm Proteases that May Be Involved in the Initiation of Sperm Motility in the Newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster

A protease of sperm in the newt Cynops pyrrhogaster that is released after the acrosome reaction (AR) is proposed to lyse the sheet structure on the outer surface of egg jelly and release sperm motility-initiating substance (SMIS). Here, we found that protease activity in the sperm head was potent t...

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Main Authors: Misato Yokoe, Makoto Sano, Honami Shibata, Daisuke Shibata, Eriko Takayama-Watanabe, Kazuo Inaba, Akihiko Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
acrosome reaction
sperm motility
serine protease
acrosins
20S proteasome
cysteine protease
AEBSF (4-(2-aminoethyl) benzenesulfonyl fluoride)
urodele
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/9/15210

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