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Category:GO:0007340 ! acrosome reaction
name: acrosome reaction
namespace: biological_process
def: "The discharge, by sperm, of a single, anterior secretory granule following the sperm's attachment to the zona pellucida of the oocyte. The process begins with the fusion of the outer acrosomal membrane with the sperm plasma membrane and ends with the exocytosis of the acrosomal contents into the zona pellucida." [GOC:dph, PMID:11175768, PMID:21042299, PMID:3886029]
comment: If the release of the acrosome content occurs before the sperm reaches the zona pellucida, consider using premature acrosome loss.
xref: Wikipedia:Acrosome_reaction
is_a: GO:0022414 ! reproductive process
relationship: has_part: GO:0002078 ! membrane fusion involved in acrosome reaction
relationship: has_part: GO:0060478 ! acrosomal vesicle exocytosis
relationship: part_of: GO:0007338 ! single fertilization
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<GOterm>GO:0007340</GOterm>
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