Light-mediated activation reveals a key role for protein kinase A and sarcoma protein kinase in the development of sperm hyper-activated motility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2274-2282

  Shahar, S ^a   Wiser, A ^b,c   Ickowicz, D ^a   Lubart, R ^a   Shulman, A ^b,c   Breitbart, H ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

capacitation; hyper activated motility; light; protein kinase A; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DICHLOROFLUORESCEIN; ESTRADIOL; PROTEIN KINASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SARCOMA PROTEIN KINASE; SOLUBLE ADENYLYL CYCLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL MOTILITY; CHROMATIN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MALE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERM HYPERACTIVATED MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 80051942437     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der232     Document Type: Article

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