FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term acrosome reaction ID (Ontology) GO:0007340 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The discharge, by sperm, of a single, anterior secretory granule following the sperm's attachment to the zona pellucida of the oocyte. The process begins with the fusion of the outer acrosomal membrane with the sperm plasma membrane and ends with the exocytosis of the acrosomal contents into the zona pellucida.[ PubMed:11175768 PubMed:21042299 PubMed:3886029 ]
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Reactome:R-HSA-1300645 "Acrosome Reaction and Sperm:Oocyte Membrane Binding"
Wikipedia:Acrosome_reaction