Electrically mediated fast polyspermy block in eggs of the marine worm, Urechis caupo.
Previous work has established that the polyspermy block in Urechis acts at the level of sperm-egg membrane fusion. (J. Exp. Zool. 196:105). Present results indicate that during the first 5--10 min after insemination the block is mediated by a positive shift in membrane potential (the fertilization potential) elicited by the penetrating sperm, since holding the membrane potential of the unfertilized egg positive by passing current reduces the probability of sperm entry, while progressively reducing the amplitude of the fertilization potential by decreasing external Na+ progressively enhances multiple sperm penetrations. Also, a normal fertilization potential is correlated with a polyspermy block even under conditions (pH 7) in which eggs do not develop. We have investigated the mechanism of the electrical polyspermy block by quantifying the relationship between sperm incorporation, membrane potential and ion fluxes. Results indicate that the polyspermy block is mediated by the electrial change per se and not by the associated fluxes of Na+, Ca++, and H+.
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