"Acrosome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The cap-like structure covering the anterior portion of SPERM HEAD. Acrosome, derived from LYSOSOMES, is a membrane-bound organelle that contains the required hydrolytic and proteolytic enzymes necessary for sperm penetration of the egg in FERTILIZATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D000177
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490.890.820.100 A11.284.430.214.190.875.190.550.040 A11.497.760.400.100
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acrosome" by people in Profiles.
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PDCL2 is essential for sperm acrosome formation and male fertility in mice. Andrology. 2023 07; 11(5):789-798.
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Exogenous gamma-aminobutyric acid addition enhances porcine sperm acrosome reaction. Anim Sci J. 2022 Jan-Dec; 93(1):e13744.
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FAM209 associates with DPY19L2, and is required for sperm acrosome biogenesis and fertility in mice. J Cell Sci. 2021 11 01; 134(21).
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Mouse t-complex protein 11 is important for progressive motility in sperm?. Biol Reprod. 2020 04 15; 102(4):852-862.
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Identification of KIAA1210 as a novel X-chromosome-linked protein that localizes to the acrosome and associates with the ectoplasmic specialization in testes. Biol Reprod. 2017 02 01; 96(2):469-477.
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Use of immobilized cryopreserved bovine semen in a blind artificial insemination trial. Theriogenology. 2015 Aug; 84(3):413-20.
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Association of mutations in the zona pellucida binding protein 1 (ZPBP1) gene with abnormal sperm head morphology in infertile men. Mol Hum Reprod. 2012 Jan; 18(1):14-21.
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Loss of zona pellucida binding proteins in the acrosomal matrix disrupts acrosome biogenesis and sperm morphogenesis. Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Oct; 27(19):6794-805.
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Acrosome-specific gene AEP1: identification, characterization and roles in spermatogenesis. J Cell Physiol. 2006 Dec; 209(3):755-66.
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Germ cell-specific localization of immunoreactive riboflavin carrier protein in the male golden hamster: appearance during spermatogenesis and role in sperm function. Reproduction. 2005 May; 129(5):577-87.