2023
A CUG-initiated CATSPERθ functions in the CatSper channel assembly and serves as a checkpoint for flagellar trafficking
Huang X, Miyata H, Wang H, Mori G, Iida-Norita R, Ikawa M, Percudani R, Chung J. A CUG-initiated CATSPERθ functions in the CatSper channel assembly and serves as a checkpoint for flagellar trafficking. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2304409120. PMID: 37725640, PMCID: PMC10523455, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2304409120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel assemblySperm flagellaTransmembrane domain-containing proteinsSperm tail formationDomain-containing proteinsCatSper channel complexMale fertilityFlagellar traffickingMacromolecular complexesTail formationPhysiological roleSuccessful fertilizationCalcium signalingCatSper channelsFlagellaGenetic abrogationChannel complexNormal expressionDimer formationSpermatid cellsProteinCheckpointHyperactivated motilityAssemblyPotential role
2011
A novel gene required for male fertility and functional CATSPER channel formation in spermatozoa
Chung JJ, Navarro B, Krapivinsky G, Krapivinsky L, Clapham DE. A novel gene required for male fertility and functional CATSPER channel formation in spermatozoa. Nature Communications 2011, 2: 153. PMID: 21224844, PMCID: PMC3999383, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHyperactivation of motilityCatSper channel complexMale fertilityChannel α-subunitsNovel subunitNovel genesHyperactivated motilitySperm proteinsGene productsChannel assemblyAuxiliary subunitsΑ-subunitSuccessful fertilizationCalcium signalingSelective poresSpermatozoa lackChannel functionSubunitsSperm Ca2Channel complexCation channelsGenesChannel formationProteinAcrosome reaction