[HTML][HTML] A mouse serine protease TESP5 is selectively included into lipid rafts of sperm membrane presumably as a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein
A Honda, K Yamagata, S Sugiura, K Watanabe… - Journal of Biological …, 2002 - ASBMB
We have previously indicated that at least in mouse, sperm serine protease (s) other than
acrosin probably act on the limited proteolysis of egg zona pellucida to create a penetration
pathway for motile sperm, although the participation of acrosin cannot be ruled out
completely. A 42-kDa gelatin-hydrolyzing serine protease present in mouse sperm is a
candidate enzyme involved in the sperm penetration of the zona pellucida. In this study, we
have PCR-amplified an EST clone encoding a testicular serine protease, termed TESP5 …
acrosin probably act on the limited proteolysis of egg zona pellucida to create a penetration
pathway for motile sperm, although the participation of acrosin cannot be ruled out
completely. A 42-kDa gelatin-hydrolyzing serine protease present in mouse sperm is a
candidate enzyme involved in the sperm penetration of the zona pellucida. In this study, we
have PCR-amplified an EST clone encoding a testicular serine protease, termed TESP5 …
