spermosin

We have previously reported that two trypsin-like enzymes, acrosin and spermosin, play key roles in sperm penetration through the… (More)

Ascidian eggs are surrounded by a noncellular layer and two cellular layers, which are penetrated by sperm. Three sperm surface… (More)

Fertilization is a precisely controlled process involving many gamete molecules in sperm binding to and penetration through the… (More)

Two types of trypsin-like proteases, spermosin and acrosin, have been highly purified from spermatozoa of the ascidian… (More)

In order to investigate systematically the substrate or subsite specificity of two sperm proteases, acrosin and spermosin (a… (More)

In order to elucidate the role of spermosin (a novel sperm trypsin-like protease) in ascidian fertilization, we developed an… (More)

Two types of trypsin-like proteases, spermosin and acrosin, have been highly purified from spermatozoa of the ascidian… (More)

Ten kinds of argininal-containing compounds were examined for their inhibitory effects on the fertilization of the solitary… (More)