Most fertilizing mouse spermatozoa begin their acrosome reaction before contact with the zona pellucida during in vitro fertilization

Evidence for the synthesis and secretion of a CBG-like serpin by human cumulus oophorus and fallopian tubes

(2010) P. Baltes et al.   ANDROLOGIA

Transgenic Mouse Sperm that Have Green Acrosome and Red Mitochondria Allow Visualization of Sperm and Their Acrosome Reaction in Vivo

(2010) Hidetoshi HASUWA et al.   EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS

PACAP-mediated sperm–cumulus cell interaction promotes fertilization

(2010) Ichiro Tanii et al.   REPRODUCTION

Gamete Recognition in Mice Depends on the Cleavage Status of an Egg's Zona Pellucida Protein

(2010) G. Gahlay et al.   SCIENCE

A sperm GPI-anchored protein elicits sperm-cumulus cross-talk leading to the acrosome reaction

(2009) L. Yin et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Acrosomal exocytosis of mouse sperm progresses in a consistent direction in response to zona pellucida

(2009) Mariano G. Buffone et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Zona pellucida glycoprotein ZP3 and fertilization in mammals

(2009) Eveline S. Litscher et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Hyaluronan fragments generated by sperm-secreted hyaluronidase stimulate cytokine/chemokine production via the TLR2 and TLR4 pathway in cumulus cells of ovulated COCs, which may enhance fertilization

(2008) M. Shimada et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Cumulus cells and their extracellular matrix affect the quality of the spermatozoa penetrating the cumulus mass

(2008) Shun-Jia Hong et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

The role of the acrosomal matrix in fertilization

(2008) Mariano G. Buffone et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY