HEK293T cells were transfected with SFB-tagged mTBK1 or an empty vector for 24 h, the cells were lysed with lysis buffer (20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 0.5% Triton X-100, 10% glycerol, 1 mM ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) containing a complete protease inhibitor cockta...
Oocytes that failed to incorporate sperm after inhibitor treatment showed no evidence of a calcium transient and no evidence of anaphase resumption suggesting that egg activation did not occur. The results indicate that PTK2b functions during the sperm-egg fusion process or during the physical ...