Isolation of bindin: the protein responsible for adhesion of sperm to sea urchin eggs Export

@article{citeulike:3441477, abstract = {The insoluble granular material of the acrosome vesicle of sea urchin sperm has been isolated and shown to be a single 30,500 dalton protein for which the name "bindin" is proposed. The data presented are consistent with the hypothesis that bindin is the adhesive responsible for the attachment of sperm to the vitelline layer of the egg. Experimental results suggest that bindin may act by binding to carbohydrate receptors of vitelline layer glycoproteins. The speculation is made that sperm bindins may be the general mechanism by which animal sperm attach to eggs.}, author = {Vacquier, V. D. and Moy, G. W.}, citeulike-article-id = {3441477}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/74/6/2456.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/74/6/2456.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/267939}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=267939}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, keywords = {echinoderm, gamete\_recognition}, month = {June}, number = {6}, pages = {2456--2460}, posted-at = {2008-10-23 00:10:58}, priority = {2}, title = {Isolation of bindin: the protein responsible for adhesion of sperm to sea urchin eggs}, url = {http://www.pnas.org/content/74/6/2456.abstract}, volume = {74}, year = {1977} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3441477 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3441477 N2 - The insoluble granular material of the acrosome vesicle of sea urchin sperm has been isolated and shown to be a single 30,500 dalton protein for which the name "bindin" is proposed. The data presented are consistent with the hypothesis that bindin is the adhesive responsible for the attachment of sperm to the vitelline layer of the egg. Experimental results suggest that bindin may act by binding to carbohydrate receptors of vitelline layer glycoproteins. The speculation is made that sperm bindins may be the general mechanism by which animal sperm attach to eggs. IS - 6 JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America EP - 2460 TI - Isolation of bindin: the protein responsible for adhesion of sperm to sea urchin eggs VL - 74 SP - 2456 KW - echinoderm KW - gamete_recognition AU - Vacquier, VD AU - Moy, GW PY - 1977/06// UR - http://www.pnas.org/content/74/6/2456.abstract ER -