Protease released from sea urchin eggs at fertilization alters the vitelline layer and aids in preventing polyspermy

Exp Cell Res. 1973 Jul;80(1):111-9. doi: 10.1016/0014-4827(73)90281-4.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Dithiothreitol / pharmacology
  • Female
  • Fertilization*
  • Glycine max
  • Insemination* / drug effects
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Ovum / cytology
  • Ovum / drug effects
  • Ovum / enzymology*
  • Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Peptide Hydrolases / physiology
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Sea Urchins
  • Trypsin / pharmacology
  • Trypsin Inhibitors / pharmacology

Substances

  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Trypsin Inhibitors
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Trypsin
  • Dithiothreitol