High molecular weight polymers block cortical granule exocytosis in sea urchin eggs at the level of granule matrix disassembly

Recently, we have shown that high molecular weight polymers inhibit cortical granule exocytosis at total osmolalities only slightly higher than that of sea water (Whitaker, M., and J. Zimmerberg. 1987. J. Physiol. 389:527-539). In this study, we visualize the step at which this inhibition occurs. Ly...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1989
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2115766/