Discovery and Characterization of Multiple Classes of Human CatSper Blockers
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DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000499
Abstract: The cation channel of sperm (CatSper) is a validated target for nonhormonal male contraception, but it lacks selective blockers, hindering studies to establish its role in both motility and capacitation. Via an innovative calcium uptake… read more here.
Keywords: discovery characterization; characterization multiple; catsper blockers; catsper ... See more keywords
CatSper: A Unique Calcium Channel of the Sperm Flagellum.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2018.02.004
Abstract: To overcome egg protective vestments and ensure successful fertilization, mammalian spermatozoa switch symmetrical progressive motility to a powerful, whip-like flagellar motion, known as hyperactivation. The latter is triggered by a calcium influx through the sperm-specific,… read more here.
Keywords: catsper; calcium channel; channel; channel sperm ... See more keywords
Tiny Dancer: EFCAB9 Triggers Sperm Hyperactivation via CatSper.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2019.08.001
Abstract: The Ca2+-conducting ion channel, CatSper, is expressed exclusively on the sperm flagellum and regulates sperm motility. A new study (Hwang et al., Cell, 2019) reveals that the pH-sensing and Ca2+-binding protein, EFCAB9, is a subunit… read more here.
Keywords: efcab9 triggers; catsper; tiny dancer; sperm hyperactivation ... See more keywords
Conservation of the Ca2+-permeability through the voltage sensor domain of mammalian CatSper subunit
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DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2018.1476791
Abstract: ABSTRACT Cation channel of Spermatozoa (CatSper) is one of the voltage-gated ion channels consisting of voltage sensor domains (VSDs) and pore-gate domains. CatSper is exclusively expressed in spermatozoa and indispensable for Ca2+ influx into cytosol.… read more here.
Keywords: voltage; catsper; permeability; voltage sensor ... See more keywords
Synergistic activation of CatSper Ca2+ channels in human sperm by oviductal ligands and endocrine disrupting chemicals
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DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dey275
Abstract: STUDY QUESTION Does the chemosensory activation of CatSper Ca2+ channels in human sperm give rise to additive, sub-additive or even synergistic actions among agonists? SUMMARY ANSWER We show that oviductal ligands and endocrine disrupting chemicals… read more here.
Keywords: catsper; activation catsper; human sperm; ca2 ... See more keywords
Influence of antifertility agents Dutasteride and Nifedipine on CatSper gene level in epididymis during sperm maturation in BALB/c mice.
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DOI: 10.1530/rep-17-0664
Abstract: Calcium (Ca2+) signaling is critical for successful fertilization. In spermatozoa, capacitation, hyperactivation of motility and the acrosome reaction are all mediated by increases in intracellular Ca2+ through CatSper (sperm-specific cation channel). The CatSper channel complex… read more here.
Keywords: antifertility agents; catsper; male; balb mice ... See more keywords
The Action of Reproductive Fluids and Contained Steroids, Prostaglandins, and Zn2+ on CatSper Ca2+ Channels in Human Sperm
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DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.699554
Abstract: The sperm-specific Ca2+ channel CatSper registers chemical cues that assist human sperm to fertilize the egg. Prime examples are progesterone and prostaglandin E1 that activate CatSper without involving classical nuclear and G protein-coupled receptors, respectively.… read more here.
Keywords: steroids prostaglandins; catsper; human sperm; ca2 ... See more keywords