Mitochondria functionality and sperm quality

A Amaral, B Lourenço, M Marques… - …, 2013 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Although mitochondria are best known for being the eukaryotic cell powerhouses, these
organelles participate in various cellular functions besides ATP production, such as calcium …

Teratozoospermia: spotlight on the main genetic actors in the human

C Coutton, J Escoffier, G Martinez… - Human reproduction …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Male infertility affects> 20 million men worldwide and represents a major
health concern. Although multifactorial, male infertility has a strong genetic basis which has …

Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces the Warburg effect in mouse lungs

L Shi, H Salamon, EA Eugenin, R Pine, A Cooper… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
To elucidate the little-known bioenergetic pathways of host immune cells in tuberculosis, a
granulomatous disease caused by the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Energy metabolism in mammalian sperm motility

A Amaral - WIREs mechanisms of disease, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mammalian sperm, the only cells that achieve their purpose outside their organism of origin,
have to swim vigorously within the female reproductive tract to reach an oocyte. Flagellar …

Enolase 1 regulates stem cell-like properties in gastric cancer cells by stimulating glycolysis

T Yang, X Shu, HW Zhang, LX Sun, L Yu, J Liu… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Recent studies have demonstrated that gastric cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a rare sub-
group of gastric cancer (GC) cells and have an important role in promoting the tumor growth …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in the biological function of alpha-enolase

H Ji, J Wang, J Guo, Y Li, S Lian, W Guo, H Yang… - Animal Nutrition, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Alpha-enolase (ENO1), also known as 2-phospho-D-glycerate hydrolase, is a
metalloenzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 2-phosphoglyceric acid to …

Differences in ATP generation via glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation and relationships with sperm motility in mouse species

M Tourmente, P Villar-Moya, E Rial… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
Mouse sperm produce enough ATP to sustain motility by anaerobic glycolysis and
respiration. However, previous studies indicated that an active glycolytic pathway is required …

Motility assessment of ram spermatozoa

M Van de Hoek, JP Rickard, SP de Graaf - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review describes the mechanical and energetic processes which
underpin mammalian sperm motility as well as the mechanisms by which various agents …

ENO1 and Cancer

CK Huang, Y Sun, L Lv, Y Ping - Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics, 2022 - cell.com
α-Enolase (ENO1), also known as 2-phospho-D-glycerate hydrolase, is a glycolytic enzyme
that catalyzes the conversion of 2-phosphoglyceric acid to phosphoenolpyruvic acid during …

Characterization of the porcine seminal plasma proteome comparing ejaculate portions

C Perez-Patino, I Barranco, I Parrilla, ML Valero… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Full identification of boar seminal plasma (SP) proteins remains challenging. This study aims
to provide an extensive proteomic analysis of boar SP and to generate an accessible …