The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Acrosin across different species:

acrosin (ACR), PROACROSIN protein (PROACROSIN), preproacrosin (LOC100009184), acrosin prepropeptide (Acr), acrosin (Acr), acrosin (acr)

Other aliases include:

ACR, PROACROSIN, Acrosin, LOC100009184, AI323726, MGC124043, Acro, MGC130972

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Acrosin:

acrosin – preproacrosin – PROACROSIN protein – acrosin 1 – proacrosin – acrosin prepropeptide

Acrosin fulfills a number of functions:

DNA binding – amidase activity – copper ion binding – drug binding – fucose binding – mannose binding – peptidase activity – protein binding – serine-type endopeptidase activity – zinc ion binding – hydrolase activity – serine-type peptidase activity – molecular_function

Acrosin is relevant to the following processes:

acrosome matrix dispersal – activation of adenylate cyclase activity – penetration of zona pellucida – proteolysis – binding of sperm to zona pellucida – acrosome reaction – response to biotic stimulus – response to steroid hormone stimulus – single fertilization

Locations for Acrosin:

acrosomal matrix – protein complex – acrosomal vesicle – Golgi-associated vesicle

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology