Ca(2+) entry through store-operated channels in mouse sperm is initiated by egg ZP3 and drives the acrosome reaction.
Ca(2+) entry through store-operated channels in mouse sperm is initiated by egg ZP3 and drives the acrosome reaction.
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DOI:
10.1091/mbc.11.5.1571
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发表时间:
2000-05
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
C. O'Toole;Christophe Arnoult;A. Darszon;R. Steinhardt;H. Florman
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作者:
C. O'Toole;Christophe Arnoult;A. Darszon;R. Steinhardt;H. Florman
Fertilization occurs after the completion of the sperm acrosome reaction, a secretory event that is triggered during gamete adhesion. ZP3, an egg zona pellucida glycoprotein, produces a sustained increase of the internal Ca(2+) concentration in mouse sperm, leading to acrosome reactions. Here we show that the sustained Ca(2+) concentration increase is due to the persistent activation of a Ca(2+) influx mechanism during the late stages of ZP3 signal transduction. These cells also possess a Ca(2+) store depletion-activated Ca(2+) entry pathway that is open after treatment with thapsigargin. Thapsigargin and ZP3 activate the same Ca(2+) permeation mechanism, as demonstrated by fluorescence quenching experiments and by channel antagonists. These studies show that ZP3 generates a sustained Ca(2+) influx through a store depletion-operated pathway and that this drives the exocytotic acrosome reaction.