Mechanism of sperm capacitation and the acrosome reaction: Role of protein kinases

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 816-821

  Ickowicz, Debby ^a   Finkelstein, Maya ^a   Breitbart, Haim ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

acrosome reaction; AR; gelsolin; PI3K; PIP2; PKA; PKC ; sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; F ACTIN; GELSOLIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE C ALPHA; PROTEIN KINASE P60;

ACROSOME REACTION; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FERTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME REACTION; ACTINS; ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; FEMALE; GELSOLIN; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C-ALPHA; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SPERM CAPACITATION; SRC-FAMILY KINASES; TYROSINE;

EID: 84869043390     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2012.81     Document Type: Review

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