C2cd6-encoded CatSperτ targets sperm calcium channel to Ca2+ signaling domains in the flagellar membrane
Hwang JY, Wang H, Lu Y, Ikawa M, Chung JJ. C2cd6-encoded CatSperτ targets sperm calcium channel to Ca2+ signaling domains in the flagellar membrane. Cell Reports 2022, 38: 110226. PMID: 34998468, PMCID: PMC8857959, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium ChannelsCalcium SignalingFlagellaMaleMiceProtein TransportSperm MotilitySpermatozoaConceptsFlagellar membraneFlagellar membrane targetingC2 domain proteinsCatSper channelsCatSper channel complexMammalian sperm cellsSperm hyperactivated motilityMale fertilityMembrane targetingTrafficking machineryDomain proteinsLoss of functionHyperactivated motilitySpatiotemporal CaChannel assemblyMolecular mechanismsSperm cellsChannel complexFlagellaMotilityC2CD6MembraneCalcium channelsMachineryProtein