Regulation of the Polyspermy Block in the Mouse Egg: Maturation-Dependent Differences in Cortical Granule Exocytosis and Zona Pellucida Modifications Induced by Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate and an Activator of Protein Kinase C1

Block of Ca ²⁺ Wave and Ca ²⁺ Oscillation by Antibody to the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor in Fertilized Hamster Eggs

1992 • 493 citations

Regulation of mouse oocyte meiotic maturation: Implication of a decrease in oocyte cAMP and protein dephosphorylation in commitment to resume meiosis

1983 • 427 citations

Profile of a mammalian sperm receptor1,2

1990 • 367 citations

Cyclic AMP-dependent phosphorylation of a brain inositol trisphosphate receptor decreases its release of calcium.

1988 • 359 citations

Meiosis, egg activation, and nuclear envelope breakdown are differentially reliant on Ca2+, whereas germinal vesicle breakdown is Ca2+ independent in the mouse oocyte

1992 • 241 citations

Mitochondrial reorganization during resumption of arrested meiosis in the mouse oocyte

1984 • 227 citations

Mammalian sperm-egg interaction: Fertilization of mouse eggs triggers modification of the major zona pellucida glycoprotein, ZP2

1981 • 206 citations

Characterization of a proteinase that cleaves zona pellucida glycoprotein ZP2 following activation of mouse eggs

1989 • 189 citations

Quantitative studies of changes in cortical granule number and distribution in the mouse oocyte during meiotic maturation

1988 • 188 citations

Precocious loss of cortical granules during mouse oocyte meiotic maturation and correlation with an egg-induced modification of the zona pellucida

1990 • 168 citations

Maintenance of meiotic arrest in mouse oocytes by purines: Modulation of cAMP levels and cAMP phosphodiesterase activity

1989 • 149 citations

Two phases of inositol polyphosphate and diacylglycerol production at fertilisation

1986 • 142 citations

Development of calcium release mechanisms during starfish oocyte maturation

1990 • 140 citations

Fetuin Inhibits Zona Pellucida Hardening and Conversion of ZP2 to ZPZ during Spontaneous Mouse Oocyte Maturation in Vitro in the Absence of Serum1

1990 • 134 citations

Specific changes in the pattern of protein synthesis during meiotic maturation of mammalian oocytes in vitro.

1977 • 131 citations

The onset of activation responsiveness during maturation coincides with the formation of the cortical endoplasmic reticulum in oocytes of Xenopus laevis

1984 • 119 citations

Changes in the Distribution of Mouse Oocyte Cortical Granules and Ability to Undergo the Cortical Reaction during Gonadotropin-stimulated Meiotic Maturation and Aging in Vivo1

1990 • 115 citations

Localization of cortical granule constituents before and after exocytosis in the hamster egg

1988 • 113 citations

Egg-induced modifications of the zona pellucida of mouse eggs: Effects of microinjected inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate

1989 • 112 citations

Activators of protein kinase C trigger cortical granule exocytosis, cortical contraction, and cleavage furrow formation in Xenopus laevis oocytes and eggs.

1989 • 109 citations

The modifications of cortical endoplasmic reticulum during in vitro maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes and its involvement in cortical granule exocytosis

1984 • 97 citations

Effects of phorbol esters and a diacylglycerol on mouse eggs: Inhibition of fertilization and modification of the zona pellucida

1987 • 93 citations

Role of G proteins in mouse egg activation: Stimulatory effects of acetylcholine on the ZP2 to ZP2f conversion and pronuclear formation in eggs expressing a functional m1 muscarinic receptor

1992 • 81 citations

Ooplasmic transfusion: prophase germinal vesicle oocytes made developmentally competent by microinjection of metaphase II egg cytoplasm

1990 • 77 citations

Effects of protein kinase C stimulation and free Ca²⁺ rise in mammalian egg activation

1989 • 74 citations

Protein kinase C acts downstream of calcium at entry into the first mitotic interphase of Xenopus laevis.

1990 • 70 citations

Stage‐specific changes in protein phosphorylation accompanying meiotic maturation of mouse oocytes and fertilization of mouse eggs

1986 • 68 citations

The development of mouse oocyte cortical reaction competence is accompanied by major changes in cortical vesicles and not cortical granule depth

1988 • 67 citations

Effects of a phorbol ester on mouse eggs: Dissociation of sperm receptor activity from acrosome reaction-inducing activity of the mouse zona pellucida protein, ZP3

1987 • 50 citations

Spatial aspects of calcium signalling

1989 • 48 citations

Inositol lipid hydrolysis contributes to the Ca2+ wave in the activating egg of Xenopus laevis

1992 • 46 citations

The Origin and Distribution of Cortical Granules in Human Oocytes with Reference to Golgi, Nucleolar, and Microfilament Activity^a

1985 • 38 citations

G-Proteins and the Regulation of Oocyte Maturation and Fertilization

1989 • 32 citations

Differentiation of a calsequestrin-containing endoplasmic reticulum during sea urchin oogenesis

1990 • 31 citations

Cell signalling at fertilization of hamster eggs.

1990 • 23 citations

Three Phases of Cortical Maturation during Meiosis Reinitiation in Starfish Oocytes

1989 • 17 citations

Phorbol Myristate Acetate Induces the Phosphorylation of Plasma Membrane‐Associated Proteins in Sea Urchin Eggs

1988 • 11 citations