Mastoparan induces Ca2+ -independent cortical granule exocytosis in sea urchin eggs

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 301, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-16

  López Godínez, Juana ^a   Garambullo, Teresa I ^a   Martínez Cadena, Guadalupe ^a   García Soto, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ca2+ signaling; Cortical granule; Egg; Exocytosis; Fertilization; Mastoparan; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MASTOPARAN; 1,2-BIS(2-AMINOPHENOXY)ETHANE-N,N,N',N'-TETRAACETIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EGTAZIC ACID; PEPTIDE; WASP VENOM;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MEMBRANE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ECHINOIDEA;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; EGTAZIC ACID; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE FUSION; OOCYTES; PEPTIDES; SEA URCHINS; SPERMATOZOA; WASP VENOMS;

EID: 0037473752     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(02)02979-0     Document Type: Article

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