previous work ( jones , r. ( 1987 ) cell biol . int . reports 11 , 833 and jones et al . ( 1988 ) development 102 , 781-792 ) has shown that sperm proacrosin ( the zymogen form of the acrosomal proteinase acrosin , ec 3.4.21.10 ) has the capacity to recognize and bind sulphated polysaccharides and that this property is important for the initial stages of fertilization in mammals .
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