Fertilization in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, requires an egg-derived PLC to signal the fast block to polyspermy

2025/05/14 by Kayla M. Komondor, Katherine G. Sharp, Anne E. Carlson
Medicine · Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Reproductive Biology and Fertility #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

paper · doi:10.17912/micropub.biology.001638

Abstract

relies on an egg-derived PLC to signal the fast block, revealing a fertilization-triggered calcium signaling pathway that is mechanistically distinct from other vertebrates.

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