Assertion: acrosome's enzyme | /r/CapableOf | digest zona pellucida
Facets:
value: in mammals
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The acrosome of a sperm contains essential enzymes to digest the jelly layer (in sea urchins) and zona pellucida (in mammals) in order to penetrate the deeper layers of the egg.
text: Capacitation - removal of glycoprotein coat and seminal proteins, alteration of sperm mitochondria Binding - zona pellucida protein ZP3 acts as receptor for sperm Acrosome reaction - exyocytosis of acrosome contents (Calcium ion mediated), enzymes to digest the zona pellucida, exposes sperm surface proteins to bind ZP2 Membrane fusion - between sperm and egg, allows sperm nuclei passage into egg cytoplasm
text: The acrosome of a sperm contains essential enzymes to digest the jelly layer (in sea urchins) and zona pellucida (in mammals) in order to penetrate the deeper layers of the egg.
text: The acrosome of a sperm contains essential enzymes to digest the jelly layer (in sea urchins) and zona pellucida (in mammals) in order to penetrate the deeper layers of the egg.