The structure of sulfated polysaccharides ensures a carbohydrate-based mechanism for species recognition during sea urchin fertilization

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 551-559

  Vilela Silva, Ana Cristina E S ^a   Hirohashi, Noritaka ^b   Mourão, Paulo A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Cell recognition; Speciation; Sperm egg recognition; Sulfated fucan

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GROWTH FACTOR; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE SULFATE; SELECTIN; SIALOGLYCOPROTEIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SULFATION;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEA URCHINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SULFUR;

ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 54249094751     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.072531av     Document Type: Article

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