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Characterization of a monoclonal antibody that induces the acrosome reaction of sea urchin sperm. [PDF]

, 1987
A monoclonal antibody, J18/29, induces the acrosome reaction (AR) in spermatozoa of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. J18/29 induces increases in both intracellular Ca2+ and intracellular pH similar to those occurring upon induction of the AR
Ebina, Y, Meinhof, CG, Schackmann, RW, Trimmer, JS, Vacquier, VD   +4 more
core  

Depolarization of sperm membrane potential is a common feature of men with subfertility and is associated with low fertilization rate at IVF [PDF]

, 2016
STUDY QUESTION. Are significant abnormalities in outward (K+) conductance and resting membrane potential (Vm) present in the spermatozoa of patients undertaking IVF and ICSI and if so, what is their functional effect on fertilization success?
Barratt, Christopher L. R., Brown, Sean G., Lishko, Polina V., Mansell, Steven A., Martins da Silva, Sarah, Publicover, Stephen J., Ramalingam, Mythili, Sutton, Keith A., Williams, Hannah L., Wilson, Stuart M.   +9 more
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Ecological Adaptation Mechanisms Underlying Successful Plant Reproduction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
During floral induction, various environmental and endogenous signals converge to regulate the florigen protein, which is transported from leaves to the SAM to initiate flowering. Within the SAM, a complex network of receptor kinases and small peptides orchestrates floral development with high spatiotemporal precision.
Hang Zhao, Shenghui Huo, Yue Xing, Shuxin Zhang, Guilin Li, Yihui Liu, Chongyang Jin, Fuguang Li, Xiaoyang Ge   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ferroptosis emerges as the predominant form of regulated cell death in goat sperm cryopreservation

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Background Freezing-induced sperm damage, often associated with oxidative stress, can result in regulated cell death. Given that oxidative stress can trigger various forms of regulated cell death, the prevailing form during sperm cryopreservation remains
Erhan Hai, Boyuan Li, Yukun Song, Jian Zhang, Jiaxin Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exceptional sperm cooperation in the wood mouse [PDF]

, 2002
Spermatozoa from a single male will compete for fertilization of ova with spermatozoa from another male when present in the female reproductive tract at the same time.
AH Harcourt, BA Shepherd, C Holt, D Haig, DM De Kretser, E Kim, F Hayashi, GF Friend, Harry Moore, HD Moore, HD Moore, HD Moore, HD Moore, J Sivinski, JM Bedford, Katerina Dvoráková, KC Kleene, LR Fraser, Nicholas Jenkins, PM Wassarman, R Dawkins, R Trivers, R Yanagimachi, RR Baker, RR Baker, TE Tew, TR Birkhead, TR Birkhead, V Hanak, WD Hamilton, WG Breed, William Breed, X Xu   +32 more
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Nanoscale Spatial Organization of ARC High‐ and Low‐Order Assemblies at Excitatory Synapses

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ARC (Activity‐Regulated Cytoskeleton‐Associated protein) mediates synaptic plasticity by forming nanoscale assemblies in neurons. Using super‐resolution microscopy and time‐resolved anisotropy with targeted tagging, the study reveals low‐order ARC assemblies at synapses colocalizing with AMPARs, semi‐circular structures at endocytic zones, and 60–80 nm
Martina Damenti, Giovanna Coceano, Mariline Mendes Silva, Jonatan Alvelid, Chiara Sgattoni, Andrea Volpato, Lea Rems, Luciano A. Masullo, Eduard M. Unterauer, Rafal Kowalewski, Lucie Delemotte, Erdinc Sezgin, Ralf Jungmann, Ilaria Testa   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lamarck and immunity: Somatic and germline evolution of antibody genes [PDF]

, 2009
Current work on the mechanism of hypermutation of somatically rearranged antibody variable (V) genes shows that the most likely mechanism involves both direct DNA modification (deamination of cytosines to uracils by AID deaminase) and strand nicking plus
Steele, E.J.
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Sertoli Cell‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles Orchestrate Cadmium‐Induced Testicular Inflammation and Fibrosis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Environmental cadmium exposure disrupts testicular homeostasis through a novel intercellular communication axis. Stressed Sertoli cells release extracellular vesicles carrying damage‐associated molecular patterns and mitochondrial fragments, which activate macrophages via TLR4/NF‐κB signaling.
Jianfeng Ma, Mailin Gan, Shuang Liang, Siyu Chen, Ziling Hao, Yiting Yang, Jiawei Lu, Qihang Wu, Yuqian Shi, Lijun Sun, Jiaxin Li, Saihao Wang, Yan Wang, Xiaofeng Zhou, Lei Chen, Ye Zhao, Li Zhu, Linyuan Shen   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Directed Evolution Improves the Catalytic Efficiency of APEX2‐Mediated Proximity‐Dependent RNA Labeling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Engineered ascorbate peroxidase APEX2 has been widely used for spatially restricted profiling of subcellular biomolecules, but its catalytic efficiency toward newly developed probes such as biotin‐aniline (Btn‐An) remains suboptimal. To overcome this limitation, we performed yeast surface display‐based directed evolution to enhance APEX2 ...
Gang Wang, Yi Li, Peiyuan Meng, Peng Zou
wiley   +1 more source

Sperm freezing damage: the role of regulated cell death

Cell Death Discovery
Substantial progress in research on sperm cryopreservation has occurred since the twentieth century, especially focusing on improving sperm freezing procedures and optimizing semen extenders.
Erhan Hai, Boyuan Li, Jian Zhang, Jiaxin Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source