3-D images show how sperm binds to the egg surface

Friday, June 16, 2017 - 09:32 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have obtained the first 3-D snapshots of a sperm protein attached to a complementary egg coat protein at the beginning of fertilization. The study reveals a common egg protein architecture that is involved in the interaction with sperm in both mollusc and mammal.

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