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GO:0007342 fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane

The binding and fusion of a sperm, having penetrated the zona pellucida, with the plasma membrane of the oocyte. Binding occurs at the posterior (post-acrosomal) region of the sperm head.

Term Information

ID GO:0007342
Name fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane
Ontology Biological Process
Definition The binding and fusion of a sperm, having penetrated the zona pellucida, with the plasma membrane of the oocyte. Binding occurs at the posterior (post-acrosomal) region of the sperm head.
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Synonyms

Type Synonym
narrow sperm-oocyte fusion

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Database ID
INTERPRO IPR000775
INTERPRO IPR001439

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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0009987 cellular process
GO:0000003 reproduction
GO:0016043 cellular component organization
GO:0019953 sexual reproduction
GO:0022414 reproductive process
GO:0016044 membrane organization
GO:0006944 membrane fusion
GO:0009566 fertilization
GO:0045026 plasma membrane fusion
GO:0007338 single fertilization
GO:0007342 fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane

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Child Terms

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R GO:0043012 regulation of fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane
NR GO:0043013 negative regulation of fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane

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Protein Annotation

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