Consulta: subjectFacets:"Sperm-egg recognition"
Registros recuperados: 1
Data/hora: 14/06/2024 03:22:35

A carbohydrate-based mechanism of species recognition in sea urchin fertilization
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Mourão,P.A.S.
In the present review, we describe a systematic study of the sulfated polysaccharides from marine invertebrates, which led to the discovery of a carbohydrate-based mechanism of sperm-egg recognition during sea urchin fertilization. We have described unique polymers present in these organisms, especially sulfated fucose-rich compounds found in the egg jelly coat of sea urchins. The polysaccharides have simple, linear structures consisting of repeating units of oligosaccharides. They differ among the various species of sea urchins in specific patterns of sulfation and/or position of the glycosidic linkage within their repeating units. These polysaccharides show species specificity in inducing the acrosome reaction in sea urchin sperm, providing a clear-cut...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Acrosome reaction; Fertilization; Sulfated fucans; Glycosaminoglycans; Sulfated galactans; Species diversity; Sperm-egg recognition.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000100002