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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 1/2004

Open Access 01-12-2004 | Review

Role of tyrosine phosphorylation in sperm capacitation / acrosome reaction

Authors: Rajesh K Naz, Preeti B Rajesh

Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology | Issue 1/2004

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Abstract

Capacitation is an important physiological pre-requisite before the sperm cell can acrosome react and fertilize the oocyte. Recent reports from several laboratories have amply documented that the protein phosphorylation especially at tyrosine residues is one of the most important events that occur during capacitation. In this article, we have reviewed the data from our and other laboratories, and have constructed a heuristic model for the mechanisms and molecules involved in capacitation/acrosome reaction.
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Metadata
Title
Role of tyrosine phosphorylation in sperm capacitation / acrosome reaction
Authors
Rajesh K Naz
Preeti B Rajesh
Publication date
01-12-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology / Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7827
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-2-75

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