TRPV4 is endogenously expressed in vertebrate spermatozoa and regulates intracellular calcium in human sperm

Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid sub-type 4 (TRPV4) is a non-selective cationic channel involved in regulation of temperature, osmolality and different ligand-dependent Ca(2+)-influx. Recently, we have demonstrated that TRPV4 is conserved in all vertebrates. Now we demonstrate that TRPV4 is endogenously expressed in all vertebrate sperm cells ranging from fish to mammals. In human sperm, TRPV4 is present as N-glycosylated protein and its activation induces Ca(2+)-influx. Its expression and localization differs in swim-up and swim-down cells suggesting that TRPV4 is an important determining factor for sperm motility. We demonstrate that pharmacological activation or inhibition of TRPV4 regulates Ca(2+)-wave propagation from head to tail. Such findings may have wide application in male fertility-infertility, contraception and conservation of endangered species as well..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:473

Enthalten in:

Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 473(2016), 4, Seite 781-788

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kumar, Ashutosh [VerfasserIn]
Majhi, Rakesh Kumar [Sonstige Person]
Swain, Nirlipta [Sonstige Person]
Giri, S.C [Sonstige Person]
Kar, Sujata [Sonstige Person]
Samanta, Luna [Sonstige Person]
Goswami, Chandan [Sonstige Person]

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35.70

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RVK Klassifikation

doi:

10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.03.071

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OLC1976132193