Changing localizations of site-specific sperm surface antigens during sea urchin fertilization

The Journal of Experimental Zoology
D NishiokaR D Ward

Abstract

Indirect immunofluorescence studies show that monoclonal antibody (mAb) J18/2 binds site-specifically to surface antigens localized over the acrosome and tail regions of mature Strongylocentrotus purpuratus spermatozoa. Within 5 min after induction of the acrosome reaction by exposure to egg jelly or ionophore A23187, these surface antigens become detectable over the lateral region of the head so that the entire surface of the spermatozoon is labeled. Polyspermically fertilized S. purpuratus eggs fixed at varying times after insemination and exposed to mAb J18/2 reveal that these surface antigens are quickly incorporated into the egg plasma membrane and begin to disperse as early as 1.5 min after insemination. At subsequent times, they undergo further dispersal so that by 45 min they are distributed over the entire surface of the egg. These results suggest that the sperm surface components recognized by mAb J18/2 gain the ability to disperse laterally during the acrosome reaction and proceed to do so in the egg plasma membrane after fertilization.

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Nov 1, 1990·Molecular Reproduction and Development·D NishiokaJ E Minor

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