The effect of lectins with different saccharide specificity (ConA, LCA, DBA, WGA and PNA) on enzymatic digestion of the zona pellucida (ZP) of mouse oocytes was studied. All lectins tested, except PNA, induced ZP hardening with different degrees of efficiency. Moreover, extensive ZP digestion with mixed exoglycosidase prevented "spontaneous" ZP hardening. These observations suggest that changes of the carbohydrate moieties can be involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida of mouse oocytes.

DOLCI IANNINI, S., Bertolani, M., Canipari, R., DE FELICI, M. (1991). Involvement of carbohydrates in the hardening of the zona pellucida of mouse oocytes. CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS, 15(7), 571-579.

Involvement of carbohydrates in the hardening of the zona pellucida of mouse oocytes

DOLCI IANNINI, SUSANNA;DE FELICI, MASSIMO
1991-07-01

Abstract

The effect of lectins with different saccharide specificity (ConA, LCA, DBA, WGA and PNA) on enzymatic digestion of the zona pellucida (ZP) of mouse oocytes was studied. All lectins tested, except PNA, induced ZP hardening with different degrees of efficiency. Moreover, extensive ZP digestion with mixed exoglycosidase prevented "spontaneous" ZP hardening. These observations suggest that changes of the carbohydrate moieties can be involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida of mouse oocytes.
lug-1991
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore BIO/17 - ISTOLOGIA
English
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Lectins; Zona Pellucida; Female; Mice; Glycoside Hydrolases; Oocytes; Animals; Carbohydrate Metabolism
DOLCI IANNINI, S., Bertolani, M., Canipari, R., DE FELICI, M. (1991). Involvement of carbohydrates in the hardening of the zona pellucida of mouse oocytes. CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS, 15(7), 571-579.
DOLCI IANNINI, S; Bertolani, M; Canipari, R; DE FELICI, M
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