Participation of the human sperm proteasome in the capacitation process and its regulation by protein kinase A and tyrosine kinase

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1026-1035

  Kong, Milene ^a   Diaz, Emilce S ^a   Morales, Patricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Capacitation; Fertilization; Gamete biology; Kinases; Proteasome; Protein kinases; Protein phosphorylation; Sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ADENOSINE 3',5' PHOSPHOROTHIOATE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLLEUCYLLEUCYLLEUCINAL; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; EPOXOMICIN; GENISTEIN; HERBIMYCIN A; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; STAUROSPORINE; TAMOXIFEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; BENZOQUINONES; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; ISOQUINOLINES; LACTAMS, MACROCYCLIC; LEUPEPTINS; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; SULFONAMIDES; THIONUCLEOTIDES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 65949117010     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.073924     Document Type: Article

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