Redox regulation by TXNRD3 during epididymal maturation underlies capacitation-associated mitochondrial activity and sperm motility in mice
Wang H, Dou Q, Jeong KJ, Choi J, Gladyshev VN, Chung JJ. Redox regulation by TXNRD3 during epididymal maturation underlies capacitation-associated mitochondrial activity and sperm motility in mice. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298: 102077. PMID: 35643315, PMCID: PMC9218152, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRedox regulationRedox homeostasisMolecular mechanismsSperm maturationMitochondrial sheath formationCell imaging analysisThioredoxin glutathione reductaseSperm developmentMammalian spermatozoaEpididymal transitMitochondrial ultrastructureMitochondrial activityRedox statusMale fertilityCapacitationHomeostasisMaturationRegulationMotilityFamily membersFertilizationSperm morphologySperm motilityMitochondriaBioenergetics