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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Sperm Differentiation: The Role of Trafficking of Proteins.

Maria E Teves, Eduardo R S Roldan, Diego Krapf, Jerome F Strauss, Virali Bhagat, Paulene Sapao

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Dynamic relocation of PKA regulatory subunits during sperm capacitation: Linking PKA to the CatSper signaling complex.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Maria E TevesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Eduardo R S RoldanDepartment of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), 28006-Madrid, Spain.
Diego KrapfDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Jerome F StraussDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Virali BhagatDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Paulene SapaoDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.

Funding

Center for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR000058 · NCATS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MOELLER, FREDERICK GERARD · 2012 to 2015
$12.5M
Functional Analysis of PCOS Candidate GenesR01HD083323 · NICHD · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI MCALLISTER, JAN M, STRAUSS, JEROME F · 2016 to 2020
$2.7M
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2019AEP165NIH HHS R01HD083323NIH HHS U54HD3449Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities CGL2016-80577-PVCU's, CTSA ( from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science) and CCTR Endowment Fund of Virginia Commonwealth University UL1TR000058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sperm differentiation encompasses a complex sequence of morphological changes that takes place in the seminiferous epithelium. In this process, haploid round spermatids undergo substantial structural and functional alterations, resulting in highly polarized sperm. Hallmark changes during the differentiation process include the formation of new organelles, chromatin condensation and nuclear shaping, elimination of residual cytoplasm, and assembly of the sperm flagella. To achieve these transformations, spermatids have unique mechanisms for protein trafficking that operate in a coordinated fashion. Microtubules and filaments of actin are the main tracks used to facilitate the transport mechanisms, assisted by motor and non-motor proteins, for delivery of vesicular and non-vesicular cargos to specific sites. This review integrates recent findings regarding the role of protein trafficking in sperm differentiation. Although a complete characterization of the interactome of proteins involved in these temporal and spatial processes is not yet known, we propose a model based on the current literature as a framework for future investigations.

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Cell DifferentiationActinsAnimalsHumansMaleMammalsMicrotubulesProtein TransportSpermatogenesisSpermatozoaActinsacrosomemanchetteprotein traffickingsperm differentiation

Identifiers

PMID32456358
PMCPMC7279445

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