AN ADHESION-ASSOCIATED AGONIST FROM THE ZONA PELLUCIDA ACTIVATES G PROTEIN-PROMOTED ELEVATIONS OF INTERNAL CA-2+ AND PH THAT MEDIATE MAMMALIAN SPERM ACROSOMAL EXOCYTOSIS
AN ADHESION-ASSOCIATED AGONIST FROM THE ZONA PELLUCIDA ACTIVATES G PROTEIN-PROMOTED ELEVATIONS OF INTERNAL CA-2+ AND PH THAT MEDIATE MAMMALIAN SPERM ACROSOMAL EXOCYTOSIS
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DOI:
10.1016/0012-1606(89)90164-4
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发表时间:
1989-09-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
BABCOCK, DF
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作者:
FLORMAN, HM;TOMBES, RM;BABCOCK, DF
Solubilized oocyte zonae pellucidae promoted acrosomal exocytosis in fura-2- or carboxyfluorescein-loaded, mature bovine sperm. Associated elevations of internal [Ca2+] and pH in sperm suspensions were first detectable at 2-5 min, without apparent temporal resolution, and increased monotonically thereafter. Video imaging of fura-2-loaded, single cells identified a responsive subpopulation, destined to undergo exocytosis, that displayed no early transient but manifested lags of 1-7 min then sustained elevations of internal [Ca2+]. Both the zona-induced exocytosis and dye responses were diminished for functionally immature sperm and for mature sperm treated preliminarily with pertussis toxin. Together, these results indicate that a developmentally regulated mechanism of signal transduction employs G protein(s) to couple the physiological (zona) agonist to alterations of the internal ionic mediators of acrosomal exocytosis.