Limited and specific proteolysis of the zona pellucida by acrosin
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Experimental Zoology
- Vol. 233 (3) , 479-483
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.1402330317
Abstract
The proteolytic action of boar sperm acrosin on its natural substrate, the zona pellucida, was investigated. Acrosin exhibited substrate specificity for the zona pellucida and differentially hydrolyzed the glycoprotein families composing the zona pellucida. In contrast to acrosin, trypsin was a less‐specific protease in terms of zona pellucida hydrolysis.Keywords
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