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Testis‐Enriched F‐Box Protein FBXO39 Is Important for Spermiogenesis and Male Fertility in Mice

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The SCF (Skp–Cullin–F‐box) complex is a major class of E3 ubiquitin ligases. F‐box proteins constitute the SCF complex and play a critical role in recognizing substrates for ubiquitination. In mice, several F‐box proteins, including FBXO36 and FBXO39, are predominantly expressed in testes.
Yuki Kaneda, Haruhiko Miyata, Masahito Ikawa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular basis of the morphogenesis of sperm head and tail in mice

Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 2022
Background The spermatozoon has a complex molecular apparatus necessary for fertilization in its head and flagellum. Recently, numerous genes that are needed to construct the molecular apparatus of spermatozoa have been identified through the analysis of
Keiichiro Yogo
doaj   +1 more source

Improvement of Mouse Spermatozoa Freezing at ‐80°C With Ascorbic Acid 2‐Glucoside at Thawing Phase

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sperm cryopreservation is the most common method to maintain a great number of mutant mouse lines. However, the use of liquid nitrogen (LN2) for freezing presents considerable problems in terms of cost, safety, and accessibility. For this reason, the storage of semen samples at ‐80° in ultra‐freezers has been increasingly used in ...
Alessia Paradiso, Renata Paoletti, Simone Cassetti, Nicola Bernabò, Barbara Barboni, Marcello Raspa, Ferdinando Scavizzi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulation of the sperm acrosome reaction

, 2009
The acrosome is a large secretory granule that undergoes exocytosis when receptors on the sperm surface bind ligands found on the oocyte's extracellular matrix.
Savaria, Julie
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In Vitro Sperm–Epididymosomes Interaction Immediately Before Fertilization Changes Sperm Fertility Potential

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sperm acquire fertility ability during epididymal maturation mainly in the epididymal caput and corpus, and once matured, are stored in the epididymal cauda. During storage, interactions with cauda epididymosomes (epEVs) may influence sperm fertility potential; however, the role of such interactions on sperm fertility remains ...
Maíra Bianchi Rodrigues Alves, Maria Alice de Almeida, Ana Beatriz Bossois Moura, Laura Gabrielli Haupenthal, Raissa Braido Rangel, Flávio Vieira Meirelles, Juliano Coelho da Silveira, Felipe Perecin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional characterization and phenotyping of RAB2A and Lactadherin/MFGE8 as boar sperm zona pellucida binding proteins

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Mammalian fertilization begins with the species-specific binding of spermatozoa to the oocyte’s zona pellucida (ZP), a process mediated by multiple surface proteins forming a functional receptor complex.
Natalie Zelenkova, Veronika Kraus, Lukas Ded, Daniela Spevakova, Lucie Sadilkova, Michaela Frolikova, Aneta Pilsova, Zuzana Pilsova, Barbora Klusackova, Ondrej Simonik, Eva Chmelikova, Tereza Krejcova, Michal Zigo, Peter Sutovsky, Peter Sutovsky, Marketa Sedmikova, Katerina Komrskova, Katerina Komrskova, Pavla Postlerova, Pavla Postlerova   +19 more
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Loss‐of‐Function Variants in CCDC189 Cause Human Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia by Disrupting Sperm Flagellar and Acrosomal Architecture

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT), characterized by reduced sperm count, impaired motility, and abnormal morphology, is a major cause of male infertility with substantial genetic heterogeneity. However, the underlying genetic etiology remains unresolved in a large proportion of affected individuals.
Jianteng Zhou, Ghulam Mustafa, Tingting Lin, Jingwei Ye, Huan Zhang, Hanwei Jiang, Kexin Yang, Guoning Huang, Qinghua Shi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanisms That Protect Mammalian Sperm from the Spontaneous Acrosome Reaction

, 2023
To acquire the capacity to fertilize the oocyte, mammalian spermatozoa must undergo a series of biochemical reactions in the female reproductive tract, which are collectively called capacitation. The capacitated spermatozoa subsequently interact with the
Haim Breitbart, Elina Grinshtein
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Sperm Head–Tail Coupling Apparatus Diversity and Common Themes Among Species

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A stable connection between the sperm head (containing the nucleus and acrosome) and tail (containing the axoneme, mitochondrial sheath, and periaxonemal structures) is critical for fertility. This connection is mediated by a series of nuclear, cytoplasmic, and centriole components that make up the head–tail coupling apparatus (HTCA)
Danielle B. Buglak, Brian J. Galletta, Nasser M. Rusan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spaceborne and spaceborn: Physiological aspects of pregnancy and birth during interplanetary flight

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Crewed interplanetary return missions that are on the planning horizon will take years, more than enough time for initiation and completion of a pregnancy. Pregnancy is viewed as a sequence of processes – fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation, gastrulation, placentation, organogenesis, gross morphogenesis, birth and neonatal ...
Arun V. Holden
wiley   +1 more source