which was key to identifying the ‘lock and key’ fusion. It wasn't previously known how the proteins “worked together as a team in order to allow sperm and egg to recognize each other ...

Some of these problems stem from failures in the proper recognition, adhesion, and fusion of sperm and an egg. A key part of the fertility process involves IZUMO1, a protein on the surface of ...

It's commonly thought that sperm "race" to the egg, with the winner fertilizing it. But is this really the case?

A team of researchers has identified a sperm protein that is essential for the fusion of the sperm and egg membranes during fertilization, according to a report in this week's Nature. They called the ...

Therefore, plants rely on sperm and egg fusion to prevent multiple pollen grains from trying to reach the egg, according to research published yesterday (May 17) in Current Biology. When pollen grains ...

Some of these problems stem from failures in the proper recognition, adhesion, and fusion of sperm and an egg. A key part of the fertility process involves IZUMO1, a protein on the surface of ...

Ovum or eggs are one of the biggest cells in the body and relatively, only a few are made. Fertilisation is the fusion of a sperm nucleus and an egg nucleus to form a zygote A zygote is a ...

Some of these problems stem from failures in the proper recognition, adhesion, and fusion of sperm and an egg. A key part of the fertility process involves IZUMO1, a protein on the surface of ...

A Yale-led research team has uncovered how a naturally occurring biological mechanism is able to prevent sperm cells from interacting with an egg, preventing fertilization. The discovery, found in ...