AmiGO 2: Term Details for "sperm entry" (GO:0035037)

Accession: GO:0035037
Name: sperm entry
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: An endocytosis process that results in penetration of the egg shell through the micropyle (a specialized anterior opening in the vitelline envelope) and entry of the entire sperm, including the surrounding plasma membrane and the sperm tail, into the egg cytoplasm. This step in fertilization is seen in Drosophila, where a plasma membrane fusion event between the sperm and the egg does not occur. Source: GOC:bf, PMID:9630751
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0035037 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to sperm entry (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to sperm entry (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for sperm entry (excluding "regulates").