Characterization of the thrombospondin (TSP)-II gene in Penaeus monodon and a novel role of TSP-like proteins in an induction of shrimp sperm acrosome reaction

• Main Authors: Sirilug Magerd, Somluk Asuvapongpatana, Rapeepun Vanichviriyakit, Charoonroj Chotwiwatthanakun, Wattana Weerachatyanukul
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/31313

We have recently shown that water-soluble materials from the egg extracellular cortical rods (wsCRs) exert the ability to induce the sperm acrosome reaction in Penaeus monodon. In this study, we further demonstrated that the thrombospondin protein family (TSP) existed in wsCRs, and that their mRNA t...