The acrosome reaction is a calcium-dependent process where the binding of the spermatozoa to the oocyte induces the reaction to enable spermatozoa for penetrating several layers surrounding the oocyte (Cuasnicú et al., 2016). In mammals, the binding of sperm receptors to the oocyte zona pellucid (ZP3) activates a G protein, which may involve in activating voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels, leading to the plasma membrane depolarisation. This initial and transient Ca 2+ stimulates phospholipase C δ (PLC δ ), which in turn catabolises phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PIP 2 ) for producing second messengers, including inositol three phosphates (IP 3 ) and diacylglycerol (DAG). IP 3 binds to its receptors located in the acrosome and/or redundant nuclear envelope (RNE), releasing stored Ca 2+ into the cytosol. Released Ca 2+ stimulates store-operated channels (SOC), further increases cytosolic Ca 2+ level for triggering the acrosome reaction (Darszon et al., 2011). Such a signalling cascade has been suggested to elevate the concentration of Ca 2+ in the sperm cytosol for inducing acrosome reaction in the presence of the oocyte factors, for instance, ZP3. In contrast, there are no oocyte factors in vitro;