Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40991431›Full record

ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Sperm meet the elevated energy demands to attain fertilization competence by increasing flux through aldolase.

Sara Violante, Aye Kyaw, Lana Kouatli, Kaushik Paladugu, Lauren Apostolakis, Macy Jenks, Amy Johnson, Ryan D Sheldon, Douglas Whitten, Anthony L Schilmiller and 5 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. 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

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Sara ViolanteDonald B. and Catherine C. Marron Cancer Metabolism Center, Mass Spectrometry Core, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY 10065.ORCID 0000-0003-2124-5712
Aye KyawDonald B. and Catherine C. Marron Cancer Metabolism Center, Mass Spectrometry Core, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY 10065.
Lana KouatliDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.
Kaushik PaladuguDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.ORCID 0009-0009-9340-3805
Lauren ApostolakisDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.ORCID 0009-0002-2414-1329
Macy JenksDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.ORCID 0009-0007-1364-6053
Amy JohnsonMass Spectrometry Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.ORCID 0009-0009-6882-9599
Ryan D SheldonMass Spectrometry Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
Douglas WhittenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.
Anthony L SchilmillerMass Spectrometry and Metabolomics Core, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.ORCID 0000-0001-7069-7120
Pablo E ViscontiDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.ORCID 0000-0001-9320-7518
Justin R CrossDonald B. and Catherine C. Marron Cancer Metabolism Center, Mass Spectrometry Core, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY 10065.
Lonny R LevinDepartment of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY 10065.ORCID 0000-0002-5204-6356
Jochen BuckDepartment of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY 10065.ORCID 0000-0002-3568-5869
Melanie BalbachDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.ORCID 0000-0002-9752-9888

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Sperm Ca2+ Signaling and Energy Pathways in basic science and ARTR01HD038082 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI VISCONTI, PABLO E. · 2000 to 2025
$6.5M
Crosstalk between metabolic and signaling pathways involved in sperm capacitationR01HD088571 · NICHD · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI JOCHEN BUCK, LONNY R LEVIN · 2017 to 2026
$6.1M
HHS | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) HD-038082HHS | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) HD088571NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD038082NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD088571
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prior to ejaculation, mammalian sperm are stored in the epididymis in a "resting" metabolic state. Upon ejaculation, sperm must alter their metabolism to generate the energy needed to support the motility and maturation process known as capacitation to reach and fertilize the oocyte. How sperm regulate the capacitation-induced increase in carbon flux is unknown. Here, we use

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Energy MetabolismFertilizationFructose-Bisphosphate AldolaseSpermatozoaAnimalsCitric Acid CycleFemaleGlucoseGlycolysisMaleMiceMitochondriaNADPyruvic AcidSperm CapacitationFructose-Bisphosphate AldolaseGlucoseNADPyruvic Acidaldolaseglycolysismetabolic reprogrammingspermstable isotope labeling

Identifiers

PMID40991431
PMCPMC12501146

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