Major regulatory mechanisms involved in sperm motility

R Pereira, R Sá, A Barros, M Sousa - Asian Journal of Andrology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The genetic bases and molecular mechanisms involved in the assembly and function of the
flagellum components as well as in the regulation of the flagellar movement are not fully …

Mysteries and unsolved problems of mammalian fertilization and related topics

R Yanagimachi - Biology of reproduction, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Mammalian fertilization is a fascinating process that leads to the formation of a new
individual. Eggs and sperm are complex cells that must meet at the appropriate time and …

m6A-dependent biogenesis of circular RNAs in male germ cells

C Tang, Y Xie, T Yu, N Liu, Z Wang, RJ Woolsey… - Cell Research, 2020 - nature.com
The majority of circular RNAs (circRNAs) spliced from coding genes contain open reading
frames (ORFs) and thus, have protein coding potential. However, it remains unknown what …

SYPL1 defines a vesicular pathway essential for sperm cytoplasmic droplet formation and male fertility

J Liu, L Hermo, D Ding, C Wei, JM Mann, X Yan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The cytoplasmic droplet is a conserved dilated area of cytoplasm situated at the neck of the
sperm flagellum. Viewed as residual cytoplasm inherited from late spermatids, the …

Flagellar ion channels of sperm: similarities and differences between species

MR Miller, SA Mansell, SA Meyers, PV Lishko - Cell calcium, 2015 - Elsevier
Motility and fertilization potential of mammalian sperm are regulated by ion homeostasis
which in turn is under tight control of ion channels and transporters. Sperm intracellular pH …

[HTML][HTML] Small RNA shuffling between murine sperm and their cytoplasmic droplets during epididymal maturation

H Wang, Z Wang, T Zhou, D Morris, S Chen, M Li… - Developmental cell, 2023 - cell.com
Reports that mouse sperm gain small RNAs from the epididymosomes secreted by
epididymal epithelial cells and that these" foreign" small RNAs act as an epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] High seminal BPA in IVF patients correlates with lower sperm count and up-regulated miR-21 and miR-130a

OS Davis, OLM Scandlan, R Sabry… - Reproductive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widespread industrial chemical, used as the key monomer of
polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. BPA has been detected in human seminal fluid …

Proteomic analyses reveal a role of cytoplasmic droplets as an energy source during epididymal sperm maturation

S Yuan, H Zheng, Z Zheng, W Yan - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
A small portion of cytoplasm is generally retained as the cytoplasmic droplet (CD) on the
flagellum of spermatozoa after spermiation in mice. CDs are believed to play a role in …

[PDF][PDF] Los Factores Psicosociales en el Suicidio de Presos en Prisiones Europeas: una Revisión Sistemática y Metaanálisis

M Alcántara-Jiménez, I Torres-Parra… - Anuario de Psicología …, 2023 - redalyc.org
En el presente artículo se identifican las variables más influyentes de la conducta suicida de
presos en prisiones europeas. Para ello se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica desde 2010 …

Arrdc4‐dependent extracellular vesicle biogenesis is required for sperm maturation

NJ Foot, MB Gonzalez, K Gembus… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are important players in cell to cell communication in
reproductive systems. Notably, EVs have been found and characterized in the male …