Tyrosine phosphorylation of a 38-kDa capacitation-associated buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) sperm protein is induced by L-arginine and regulated through a cAMP/PKA-independent pathway

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-24

  Roy, S C ^a,b   Atreja, S K ^b  

^a ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; L arginine; Nitric oxide; Protein tyrosine phosphorylation; Sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN P20; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; FLAGELLUM; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SYNTHESIS;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BUCLADESINE; BUFFALOES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEPARIN; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SULFONAMIDES; TYROSINE;

EID: 38049009064     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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