Answer:
(c) One of the three glycol proteins
(ZP3), functions as a sperm receptor and binds to a complementary molecule on
the surface of the sperm head. Binding of the sperm head to the receptor
molecule ZP3 induces the acrosome of the sperm to release its hydrolytic
enzymes (sperm lysins).
The sperm lysins include
(i) Hyaluronidase, that
hydrolyses hyaluronic acid of the follicular cells.
(ii) Corona penetrating enzyme
dissolves corona radiata portion around these condary oocyte by hydrolyzing
their ground substances.
(iii) Zona lysine or across in
that helps to digest zona pellucida.
All these enzymes dissolve the
corona radiata and zona pellucida and enable the sperm to reach the plasma
membrane of the egg. The above changes in the head of sperm are called acrosome
reaction.
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