The fast block to polyspermy breaks with convention

J Gen Physiol. 2023 Oct 2;155(10):e202313478. doi: 10.1085/jgp.202313478. Epub 2023 Sep 13.

Abstract

JGP study (Komondor et al. 2023. J. Gen. Physiol. https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.202213258) reveals that conventional PLC activation pathways are not required for the fertilization-induced depolarization of Xenopus eggs that prevents the entry of additional sperm.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Fertilization*
  • Ovum* / physiology
  • Semen*
  • Xenopus* / physiology