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Sperm acrosomal vesicle is formed from the ***.
golgi apparatus
--- Female Gametes ---
1) ***: mature "animal" gamete
2) ***: young mature gamete
3) ***: mature "lower plant/algae" gamete
4) ***: immature egg
1) ovum
2) ovule
3) oosphere
4) oocyte
ZP?
Zona Pellucida
Sperm's *** *** is full of enzymes aiding egg penetration.
acrosomal vesicle
In some species, *** forms acrosome process between nucleus and acrosome.
globular actin
1) Dynein causes *** *** in the
2) *** microtubules of sperm
flagellum causing bending.
1) active sliding
2) outer
Sperm microtubule contain *** monomers in pairs called ***.
alpha & beta-tubulin monomers
tubulin dimer
---Sperm Maturation---
1) *** reduced
2) *** streamlined
3) *** tightened
4) Acrosome *** & ***
1) Cytoplasm
2) Nucleus
3) DNA
4) Vesicle & Process
***: Period of time sperm need to be in female before its able to bind with egg.
Capacitation
Oocytes have localized *** factors that direct differentation.
Morphogenetic
Protective Chemicals in oocyte are used for....
1) from elements?
2) internal issues
3) predators
4) parasites
1) UV protection
2) DNA repair enzymes
3) Egg distasteful
4) Antibodies
*** ***: Fibrous matt outside oocyte PM essential for ***-*** sperm binding.
Vitelline envelope
species-specific
1) In mammals, the thick **** membrane
2) *** the Plasma Membrane
3) is called the ***
1) glycoprotein
2) surrounding
3) zona pellucida
*** *** is outside vitelline envelope and is used to attract/activate sperm.
Egg Jelly
Enzymes & *** prevents more than one sperm from entering.
mucopolysaccharides
--- Recognition of Egg & Sperm ---
1) c***
2) e*** of acrosomal ***
3) binding/passing of sperm through ECM ***/thick ***
4) ***(ultimate step)
1) chemoattractant
2) exocytosis of acrosomal vesicle
3) Vitelline envelope/thick zona pellucida
4) fusion
Acrosomal reaction
1) *** of acrosomal vesicle
2) *** of acrosomal process
1) exocytosis
2) extension
--- Human Sex ---
*** sperm deposited
*** reach ampullary region
takes *** minutes.
280,000,000
200 AKA 1:10,000
30
1) *** is protein on acrosomal
process mediating recognition
3) and is *** kDa.
1) bindin
2) 30.5
ZP?
Zona Pellucida
--- RECEPTOR controlling sperm binding saturation ---
1) Called ***#
2) *** kDa
3) *** class
1) EBR1
2) 350
3) glycoprotein
1) ZP*** is 83 kDa and binds sperm first
2) and can activate *** alone.
3) Involves *** molecules binding...
1) 3
2) acrosome reaction
3) sugar

Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 3
Initially, mouse sperm bind ZP3. Then it proceeds to bind...
ZP2

Zona Pellucida sperm-binding protein 2
Entry of sperm into mouse oocyte causes...
the *** granules of egg to *** contents.
cortical
release
---Human Sperm/Egg---
Loss of function Izumo protein causes...
1) YES
2) NO
1) zona pellucida penetration
2) no membrane fusion
Polyspermy prevention methods
1) ***
2) ***
1) Fast block
2) Slow block
*** block in oocytes change electrical potential of egg membrane w/***...
Fast
Na+ & K+ gradients
Egg cell membrane has a *** resting potention. W/in *** after fertilization the potential shifts ***.
-70mV
1-3 seconds
positive
---*** Block in oocytes---
*** release into cytosol initiates c*** g*** reaction...
causing their fusing w/PM stopping the process.
Slow
Ca++ - cortical granule
Egg Ca++ is stored in the *** *** around each *** ***.
endoplasmic reticulum
cortical granule
--- Visualizing Cortical Granules ---
1) *** techniques are used
2) either *** or *** through the
3) binding of Ig to ***
3) which is located in CG ***.
1) Immunocytochemistry
2) directly or indirectly
3) Ca++-dependent calcium release channels
4) ER
--- Direct Immunocytochemistry ---
1) Inject *** protein into rabbit
2) Rabbit generated Ig is *** and injected into ***
1) Rat
2) tagged --- rat
--- Methods of Immunocytochemistry ---
1) Direct uses...
2) Indirect uses...
1) rat protein / rabbit Ig
2) " / " / AND goat Ig
*** *** activates the *** receptor initiating Ca++ release from cortical granules.
Inositol trisphosphate
IP3 receptor
1) It's possible that *** activates the egg before fusion w/sperm...
2) through a ***(class)... specifically
3) the *** on cortical granule ER.
1) bindin
2) RTK receptor
3) IP3 (Inositol trisphosphate)
1) *** blocks protein synthesis by
2) "inhibiting gene transcription" until *** stage.
3) However, it can be circumvented with *** ***.
1) Actinomycin
2) midblastula
3) maternal mRNA
1) *** bring PRONUCLEI together to form *** NUCLEUS.
2) Mammals take *** hours and sea urchin *** to complete this migration.
1) Microtubules --- zygote
2) 12 --- 1
Cytoplasmic movements initiate a cascade of events that determine ***-*** axis.
dorsal-ventral
1) *** do not fuse
2) True diploid cell isn't seen in ***
3) Until...
Pronuclei
zygote
two-cell stage
VE?
Vitelline Envelope
1) Array of microtubules existing ***
2) between *** and *** *** and
3) *** to the direction of cytoplasmic ***.
4) which is powered by ATPase ***.
1) transiently
2) cortical --- internal cytoplasm
3) parallel --- rotation
4) kinesin
Near end of first cycle...
Cytoplasm has been ***.
*** have met.
DNA is ***
*** *** translated.
rearranged
pronuclei
replicating
New proteins
*** are secretory vesicles that reside just below the egg's plasma membrane
Cortical granules
***: When you find correlations between two or more events and then make the inference that one event causes the other.
Correlative evidence
***: Absence of the postulated cause is associated with the absence of effect.
Functional evidence
Functional evidence
AKA L*** E***
AKA N*** *** E***
Loss-of-function evidence
Negative inference evidence
***: Initiation of first event causes the second event to happen even in instances where or when neither event usually occurs.
Gain-of-Function evidence
Find it?
Lose it?
Move it?
Find it? correlative
Lose it? loss-of-function
Move it? gain-of-function
***: Acceptance of evidence more readily when it fits into a system of other findings.
Coherence
This is at the core of nearly all studies of developmental mechanism...
Find it
Lose it
Move it
ZP2?
Zona Pellucida sperm-binding protein 2
--- Cortical Reaction Mammals ---
1) Does not produce the ***
2) Instead enzymes modify ***
1) fertilization membrane
2) Zona Pellucida Sperm Receptors 2 and 3
--- Cortical Reaction Mammals ---
***: Sugar molecules bound to sperm are cleaved.
ZP3

Zona Pellucida sperm-binding protein 3
--- Cortical Reaction Mammals ---
***: Is cleaved by protease to prevent sperm binding.
ZP2

Zona Pellucida sperm-binding protein 2
*** and *** are adhesive glycoproteins in Cortical Granules.
hyalin
mucopolysaccharides
--- Present in Ovum Cytoplasm---
1) yolk ***
2) data ***/***/***
3) m*** factors
4) p*** chemicals
1) proteins
2) ribosomes/tRNA/mRNA
3) morphogenetic factors
4) protective chemicals
Extension of the acrosomal process is done through *** of actin molecules.
polymerization
Egg jelly initiators are not always....
species-specific.
Bindin w/in same species causes...
agglutination
--- Preventing Polyspermy ---
*** mechanism...
Formation of fertilization envelope & cortical granules fusion w/egg PM.
SLOW BLOCK
1) *** marks the region where gastrulation
2) is initiated in *** embryos.
1) Gray crescent
2) frog
*** is a motor protein which converts ATP into the mechanical movement transporting cellular cargo by "walking".
Dynein
*** activates ATPase activity in dynein(protein powering sperm flagellum) through the *** nucleotide.
Resact peptide
cGMP
--- Cortical Granule Reaction ---
1) 1st enzyme dissolves...
2) *** causes h2o efflux here
3) 3rd enzyme hardens *** of !!***!!
4) *** block creates hard ***(protein) coat
1) VE/PM CONTACTS
2) mucopolysaccharides --- between VE/PM
3) fertilization membrane --- mouse
4) slow --- hyalin
Hyalin is used in slow block by Cortical Granules to create *** *** coat.
create hard protein coat
1) Mucopolysaccharide is used during *** block...
2) by Cortical Granules to create...
3) between...
1) slow
2) h2o efflux
3) VE & PM
VE?
Vitelline Envelope
***: Enzyme(usually subclass of lyase) that catalyzes a reaction forming a cyclic compound.
Cyclase
--- Sea Urchin Development ---
1) ***: 14-residue peptide of *** hormone class
2) Involved in sperm ***.
3) Causing flagellum...
1) Resact peptide--- chemoattractant
2) chemotaxis
3) to beat faster
*** protein is essential in HUMAN egg/sperm fusion.
Izumo
---(possibly binds to CD9)