Cooperation-based sperm clusters mediate sperm oviduct entry and fertilization.

Yongcun QU; Qi Chen; Shanshan Guo; Chiyuan MA; Yonggang LU; Junchao Shi; Shichao Liu; Tong Zhou; Taichi Noda; Jingjing Qian; Liwen Zhang; Xili Zhu; Xiaohua Lei; Yujing Cao; Wei LI; Wei LI; Nicolas Plachta; Martin M Matzuk; Masahito Ikawa; Enkui Duan; Ying Zhang; Hongmei Wang

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Cooperation-based sperm clusters mediate sperm oviduct entry and fertilization.

Author: Yongcun QU ¹ ; Qi CHEN ² ; Shanshan GUO ¹ ; Chiyuan MA ¹ ; Yonggang LU ³ ; Junchao SHI ² ; Shichao LIU ² ; Tong ZHOU ⁴ ; Taichi NODA ³ ; Jingjing QIAN ¹ ; Liwen ZHANG ¹ ; Xili ZHU ¹ ; Xiaohua LEI ¹ ; Yujing CAO ¹ ; Wei LI ¹ ; Wei LI ¹ ; Nicolas PLACHTA ⁵ ; Martin M MATZUK ⁶ ; Masahito IKAWA ³ ; Enkui DUAN ⁷ ; Ying ZHANG ⁸ ; Hongmei WANG ⁹
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1. State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
2. Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
3. Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
4. Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA.
5. Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore.
6. Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
7. State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. duane@ioz.ac.cn.
8. State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. yingzhanglab@gmail.com.
9. State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. wanghm@ioz.ac.cn.
Publication Type:Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH: Animals; Antigens, Surface/genetics*; Cell Communication/genetics*; Copulation/physiology*; Fallopian Tubes/metabolism*; Female; Fertilization/genetics*; GPI-Linked Proteins/genetics*; Gene Expression Regulation; Genes, Reporter; Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism*; Litter Size; Luminescent Proteins/metabolism*; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Knockout; Mitochondria/metabolism*; Reproduction/genetics*; Signal Transduction; Sperm Count; Sperm Motility/genetics*; Spermatozoa/metabolism*; Uterus/metabolism*
From: Protein & Cell 2021;12(10):810-817
CountryChina
Language:English