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ArticleCell and tissue research2021

Ouabain-induced activation of phospholipase C zeta and its contributions to bovine sperm capacitation.

Veena Unnikrishnan, John P Kastelic, Jacob C Thundathil

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Article in Cell and tissue research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Veena UnnikrishnanDepartment of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, CAL, T2N 4N1, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-7477
John P KastelicDepartment of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, CAL, T2N 4N1, Canada.
Jacob C ThundathilDepartment of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, CAL, T2N 4N1, Canada. jthundat@ucalgary.ca.
University of Calgary · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The sperm-derived oocyte activating factor, phospholipase C zeta (PLC ζ), is the only PLC isoform reported in cattle. The objectives were to (1) localize PLC ζ in fresh and capacitated bovine sperm and (2) investigate the activation of PLC ζ during bull sperm capacitation and contributions of PLC activity to this process. We confirmed interaction of testis-specific isoform of Na/K-ATPase (ATP1A4) with PLC ζ (immunolocalization and immunoprecipitation) and tyrosine phosphorylation (immunoprecipitation) of PLC ζ (a post-translational protein modification commonly involved in activation of PLC in somatic cells) during capacitation. Furthermore, incubation of sperm under capacitating conditions upregulated PLC-mediated hyperactivated motility, tyrosine phosphoprotein content, acrosome reaction, and F-actin formation (flow cytometry), implying that PLC activity is enhanced during capacitation and contributing to these capacitation processes. In conclusion, we inferred that PLC ζ is activated during capacitation by tyrosine phosphorylation through a mechanism involving ATP1A4, contributing to capacitation-associated biochemical events.

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AnimalsCattleMaleOuabainSperm CapacitationType C PhospholipasesOuabainType C PhospholipasesBullFertilityOuabainPhospholipase C zeta (PLC ζ)Sperm

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PMID33885964
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