CatSper mediates not only chemotactic behavior but also the motility of ascidian sperm

Introduction: Sperm motility, including chemotactic behavior, is regulated by changes in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration, and the sperm-specific Ca2+ channel CatSper has been shown to play an important role in the regulation of intracellular Ca2+. In particular, in mammals, CatSper is the only...

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Main Authors: Taiga Kijima, Daisuke Kurokawa, Yasunori Sasakura, Michio Ogasawara, Satoe Aratake, Kaoru Yoshida, Manabu Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2023.1136537/full