RodA is a member of the SEDS (shape, elongation, division, and sporulation) family present in all bacteria that have a peptidoglycan cell wall.

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Mouse cumulus cells also secrete a substance, CRISP1, that attracts sperm and hyperactivates them through CatSper channels

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The zona pellucida in mammals plays a role analogous to that of the vitelline envelope in invertebrates; the zona, however, is a far thicker and denser structure than the vitelline envelope

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The mouse zona pellucida is made of three major glycoproteins—ZP1, ZP2, and ZP3

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The human zona pellucida has four major glycoproteins— ZP1, ZP2, ZP3, and ZP4

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The mammalian egg encounters a heterogeneous population of sperm. Some sperm have undergone the acrosome reaction in or near the cumulus, whereas others have not. The egg have pathways for accepting both types of capacitated sperm.

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In one pathway, sperm that have undergone the acrosome reaction bind directly to ZP2