TY - JOUR
T1 - Egg jelly components responsible for histone degradation and acrosome reaction in the starfish, Asterina pectinifera
AU - Amano, Tosikazu
AU - Okita, Yoshihito
AU - Okinaga, Tatsuyuki
AU - Matsui, Taei
AU - Nishiyama, Ichiro
AU - Hoshi, Motonori
PY - 1992/8/31
Y1 - 1992/8/31
N2 - In the starfish, Asterina pectinifera, egg jelly induces the degradation of sperm histones as well as the acrosome reaction. We have isolated histone degradation-inducing components from the egg jelly. The histone degradation and the acrosome reaction are induced by a co-operative action of ARIS, which is an extremely large, sulfated glycoprotein with diffusible substance(s) in the jelly. Co-ARIS I, a steroidal saponin of the jelly, is effective to induce both reactions in the presence of ARIS.
AB - In the starfish, Asterina pectinifera, egg jelly induces the degradation of sperm histones as well as the acrosome reaction. We have isolated histone degradation-inducing components from the egg jelly. The histone degradation and the acrosome reaction are induced by a co-operative action of ARIS, which is an extremely large, sulfated glycoprotein with diffusible substance(s) in the jelly. Co-ARIS I, a steroidal saponin of the jelly, is effective to induce both reactions in the presence of ARIS.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0006-291X(05)81488-3
DO - 10.1016/S0006-291X(05)81488-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 1520308
AN - SCOPUS:0026713774
SN - 0006-291X
VL - 187
SP - 274
EP - 278
JO - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
JF - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
IS - 1
ER -