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Acrosin Maturation

Acrosin Maturation is a biochemical process in which the inactive precursor proacrosin is proteolytically cleaved and structurally modified to yield active acrosin, a serine protease essential for the sperm's ability to penetrate the zona pellucida during fertilization.

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Chemical characterization of the component of the jelly coat from sea urchin eggs responsible for induction of the acrosome reaction

Gary K. SeGall, William J. Lennarz · Developmental Biology · 1979 · 272 citations

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Effects of season and breed on sperm acrosin activity and semen quality of boars

Andrzej Ciereszko, J.S. Ottobre, J. Głogowski · Animal Reproduction Science · 2000 · 159 citations

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Activation and maturation mechanisms of boar acrosin zymogen based on the deduced primary structure

Tsukasa Baba, Shin‐ichi Kashiwabara, Ken Watanabe et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1989 · 150 citations · Full text

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An acrosomal protein, sp32, in mammalian sperm is a binding protein specific for two proacrosins and an acrosin intermediate

Tsukasa Baba, Yo Niida, Yuichi Michikawa et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1994 · 135 citations · Full text

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Subcellular immunochemical localization of acrosin in human spermatozoa during the acrosome reaction and zona pellucida penetration

Jan Tesařík, Josef Drahorád, Jana Pěknicová · Fertility and Sterility · 1988 · 113 citations

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  1. KL
    Kenneth L. Polakoski

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    6 publications · 170 citations

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  2. WE
    Wolfgang Engel

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    6 publications · 193 citations

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  3. JT
    Jan Tesařík

    Universidad de Granada, Spain

    6 publications · 218 citations

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  4. GL
    George L. Gerton

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    5 publications · 279 citations

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  5. SK
    Shin‐ichi Kashiwabara

    University of Tsukuba, Japan

    5 publications · 445 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Genetics

    Prague, Czechia

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    733 citations

  2. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    709 citations

  3. University of Tsukuba

    Tsukuba, Japan

    6 h-index

    35 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. Institute of Applied Biochemistry

    Gifu City, Japan

    6 h-index

    35 publications

    3.4K citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    378 citations

  6. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    341 citations

  7. InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences

    Olsztyn, Poland

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    488 citations

  8. Polish Academy of Sciences

    Warsaw, Poland

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    329 citations

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  1. Fertility and Sterility

    11 publications · 476 citations

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  2. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

    BBRC · 7 publications · 273 citations

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  3. Molecular Reproduction and Development

    5 publications · 147 citations

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  4. Developmental Biology

    5 publications · 473 citations

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  5. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 4 publications · 361 citations

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