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Abstract PAWP (postacrosomal sheath WW domain-binding protein) exclusively resides in the postacrosomal sheath (PAS) of the sperm perinuclear theca (PT). Because of the importance of this region in initiating oocyte activation during mammalian fertilization [Sutovsky, P., Manandhar, G., Wu, A., Oko, R., 2003. Interactions of sperm perinuclear theca with the oocyte PMID: [17988661]