Actin, more than just a housekeeping protein at the scene of fertilization

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 733-743

  Santella, Luigia ^a   Chun, Jong T ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

actin cytoskeleton; calcium; cofilin; egg maturation; fertilization; PIP2; starfish

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALCIUM; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZYGOTE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INOSITOL 1,4,5-TRISPHOSPHATE; MALE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; SPERMATOZOA; ZYGOTE;

ASTEROIDEA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; EUKARYOTA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 79960619162     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-011-4202-x     Document Type: Review

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