doi: 10.1126/science.179.4074.685.
Sea urchin sperm-egg interactions studied with the scanning electron microscope
- PMID: 4734353
- DOI: 10.1126/science.179.4074.685
Item in Clipboard
Sea urchin sperm-egg interactions studied with the scanning electron microscope
Science.
.
Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy of the outer surface of sea urchin eggs sampled at intervals during the first 3 minutes after insemination reveals the detailed structural changes of the vitelline layer during its transformation into the fertilization membrane. A sperm attachment-detachment sequence is described for the large number of sperm which transitorily bind every egg during fertilization.
Similar articles
-
Scanning electron microscope studies of sea urchin fertilization. I. Eggs with vitelline layers.J Exp Zool. 1976 Jul;197(1):31-57. doi: 10.1002/jez.1401970105. J Exp Zool. 1976. PMID: 939961
-
Sperm binding and fertilization envelope formation in a cell surface complex isolated from sea urchin eggs.J Cell Biol. 1979 Apr;81(1):92-103. doi: 10.1083/jcb.81.1.92. J Cell Biol. 1979. PMID: 479292 Free PMC article.
-
Studies on the interactions of sperm with the surface of the sea urchin egg.Dev Biol. 1981 Jun;84(2):397-406. doi: 10.1016/0012-1606(81)90408-5. Dev Biol. 1981. PMID: 20737878
-
Sperm-egg binding events during sea urchin fertilization.Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1982;383:405-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1982.tb23181.x. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1982. PMID: 6283995 Review. No abstract available.
-
Ligands and receptors mediating signal transduction in sea urchin spermatozoa.Reproduction. 2004 Feb;127(2):141-9. doi: 10.1530/rep.1.00085. Reproduction. 2004. PMID: 15056779 Review.
Cited by
-
Continuous fluorescence microphotolysis: A sensitive method for study of diffusion processes in single cells.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Feb;78(2):962-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.2.962. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981. PMID: 16592981 Free PMC article.
-
Changes in the topography of the sea urchin egg after fertilization.J Cell Biol. 1976 Oct;71(1):35-48. doi: 10.1083/jcb.71.1.35. J Cell Biol. 1976. PMID: 988032 Free PMC article.
-
Isolation and characterization of the vitelline layer of sea urchin eggs.J Cell Biol. 1977 Nov;75(2 Pt 1):410-21. doi: 10.1083/jcb.75.2.410. J Cell Biol. 1977. PMID: 264118 Free PMC article.
-
An ultrastructural analysis of early fertilization in the sand dollar, Echinarachnius parma.Cell Tissue Res. 1974;150(3):343-68. doi: 10.1007/BF00220142. Cell Tissue Res. 1974. PMID: 4367547 No abstract available.
-
Identification of the sea urchin egg receptor for sperm using an antiserum raised against a fragment of its extracellular domain.J Cell Biol. 1992 Feb;116(3):647-58. doi: 10.1083/jcb.116.3.647. J Cell Biol. 1992. PMID: 1309817 Free PMC article.
