ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2020
The steering gaits of sperm.
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- The younger flagellum sets the beat foreLife · 2024Article
- The three-dimensional coarse-graining formulation of interacting elastohydrodynamic filaments and multi-body microhydrodynamics.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
- Flagellum-driven cargoes: Influence of cargo size and the flagellum-cargo attachment geometry.PloS one · 2023Article
- Multifocal imaging for precise, label-free tracking of fast biological processes in 3D.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Reconstruction of the three-dimensional beat pattern underlying swimming behaviors of sperm.The European physical journal. E, Soft matter · 2021Article
- Control of Helical Navigation by Three-Dimensional Flagellar Beating.Physical review letters · 2021Article
- Tubulin glycylation controls axonemal dynein activity, flagellar beat, and male fertility.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- RETRACTED: Human sperm uses asymmetric and anisotropic flagellar controls to regulate swimming symmetry and cell steering.Science advances · 2020Article
- On the unity and diversity of cilia.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2020Article
- Synchrony and symmetry-breaking in active flagellar coordination.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
Sperm are highly specialized cells, which have been subject to substantial evolutionary pressure. Whereas some sperm features are highly conserved, others have undergone major modifications. Some of these variations are driven by adaptation to mating behaviours or fitness at the organismic level. Others represent alternative solutions to the same task. Sperm must find the egg for fertilization. During this task, sperm rely on long slender appendages termed flagella that serve as sensory antennas, propellers and steering rudders. The beat of the flagellum is periodic. The resulting travelling wave generates the necessary thrust for propulsion in the fluid. Recent studies reveal that, for steering, different species rely on different fundamental features of the beat wave. Here, we discuss some examples of unity and diversity across sperm from different species with a particular emphasis on the steering mechanisms. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Unity and diversity of cilia in locomotion and transport'.
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