The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Argitalpen Zerbitzua/Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco.

Vol. 52/5-6, 2008              Más información

                                                                          PAGINA EN CONSTRUCCION

FERTILIZATION

Preface

Fertilization - Preface
Paul M. Wassarman and Victor D. Vacquier
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 409-412

 
Dedication

Dream big! - a tribute to David L. Garbers (1944-2006)
Gregory S. Kopf and Timothy A. Quill
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 413-414 

 
Introductory articles

Puzzles of mammalian fertilization - and beyond
J. Michael Bedford
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 415-426 

Mammalian sperm metabolism: oxygen and sugar, friend and foe
Bayard T. Storey
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 427-437

Implications of diversity in sperm size and function for sperm competition and fertility
Montserrat Gomendio and Eduardo R.S. Roldan
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 439-447

Triploidy - the breakdown of monogamy between sperm and egg
Hey-Joo Kang and Zev Rosenwaks
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 449-454

 
Sperm storage and transport

Regulation of sperm storage and movement in the mammalian oviduct
Susan S. Suarez
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 455-462

 
Sperm capacitation

Identification of proteins undergoing tyrosine phosphorylation during mouse sperm capacitation
Enid Arcelay, Ana M. Salicioni, Eva Wertheimer and Pablo E. Visconti
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 463-472

Sperm head membrane reorganisation during capacitation
Bart M. Gadella, Pei-Shiue Tsai, Arjen Boerke and Ian A. Brewis
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 473-480

 
Sperm chemotaxis

Analysis of chemotaxis when the fraction of responsive cells is small - application to mammalian sperm guidance
Anna Gakamsky, Edna Schechtman, S. Roy Caplan and Michael Eisenbach
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 481-487 

Crisp proteins and sperm chemotaxis: discovery in amphibians and explorations in mammals
Lindsey A. Burnett, Xueyu Xiang, Allan L. Bieber and Douglas E. Chandler
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 489-501 

 
The sperm's acrosome

Regulating the acrosome reaction
Harvey M. Florman, Melissa K. Jungnickel and Keith A. Sutton
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 503-510 

The role of the acrosomal matrix in fertilization
Mariano G. Buffone, James A. Foster and George L. Gerton
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 511-522 

Regulation of the starfish sperm acrosome reaction by cGMP, pH, cAMP and Ca2+
Midori Matsumoto, Osamu Kawase, M. Sadiqul Islam, Masahiro Naruse, Shin-Nosuke Watanabe, Riho Ishikawa and Motonori Hoshi
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 523-526

 
The egg's extracellular coats

The ascidian egg envelope in fertilization: structural and molecular features
Thomas G. Honegger and Ryo Koyanagi
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 527-533 

Ultrastructural analysis of egg membrane abnormalities in post-ovulatory aged eggs
Diane T. Dalo, J. Michael McCaffery and Janice P. Evans
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 535-544 

Renovation of the egg extracellular matrix at fertilization
Julian L. Wong and Gary M. Wessel
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 545-550

The structure of sulfated polysaccharides ensures a carbohydrate-based mechanism for species recognition during sea urchin fertilization
Ana-Cristina E.S. Vilela-Silva, Noritaka Hirohashi and Paulo A.S. Mourão
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 551-559 

 
Calcium and ion channels

Regionalized calcium signaling in zebrafish fertilization
Dipika Sharma and William H. Kinsey
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 561-570 

The role of the actin cytoskeleton in calcium signaling in starfish oocytes
Luigia Santella, Agostina Puppo and Jong Tai Chun
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 571-584 

The dynamics of calcium oscillations that activate mammalian eggs
Karl Swann and Yuansong Yu
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 585-594

Sperm-activating peptides in the regulation of ion fluxes, signal transduction and motility
Alberto Darszon, Adán Guerrero, Blanca E. Galindo, Takuya Nishigaki and Christopher D. Wood
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 595-606

Ion channels that control fertility in mammalian spermatozoa
Betsy Navarro, Yuriy Kirichok, Jean-Ju Chung and David E. Clapham
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 607-613 

Mobilisation of stored calcium in the neck region of human sperm - a mechanism for regulation of flagellar activity
Kweku Bedu-Addo, Sarah Costello, Claire Harper, Gisela Machado-Oliveira, Linda Lefievre, Christopher Ford, Christopher Barratt and Stephen Publicover
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 615-626

 
Self-incompatibility

Self-incompatibility systems: barriers to self-fertilization in flowering plants
Anne C. Rea and June B. Nasrallah
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 627-636

Allorecognition mechanisms during ascidian fertilization
Yoshito Harada and Hitoshi Sawada
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 637-645

 
Egg-sperm interactions

Genes required for the common miracle of fertilization in Caenorhabditis elegans
Andrew Singson, Julie S. Hang and Jean M. Parry
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 647-656

Mechanisms of sperm-egg interactions emerging from gene-manipulated animals
Masahito Ikawa, Naokazu Inoue and Masaru Okabe
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 657-664

Mammalian fertilization:the egg’s multifunctional zona pellucida
Paul M. Wassarman and Eveline S. Litscher
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 665-676 

Sperm penetration through cumulus mass and zona pellucida
Ekyune Kim, Misuzu Yamashita, Masanori Kimura, Arata Honda, Shin-Ichi Kashiwabara and Tadashi Baba
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 677-682 

Anuran and pig egg zona pellucida glycoproteins in fertilization and early development
Jerry L. Hedrick
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 683-701 

Reassessing the role of protein-carbohydrate complementarity during sperm-egg interactions in the mouse
Barry D. Shur
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 703-715 

Glycobiology of fertilization in the pig
Edda Töpfer-Petersen, Mahnaz Ekhlasi-Hundrieser and Miroslava Tsolova
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 717-736

Participation of cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISP) in mammalian sperm-egg interaction
Débora J. Cohen, Dolores Busso, Vanina Da Ros, Diego A. Ellerman, Julieta A. Maldera, Nadia Goldweic and Patricia S. Cuasnicu
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 737-742 

Two egg-derived molecules in sperm motility initiation and fertilization in the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi)
Gary N. Cherr, Masaaki Morisawa, Carol A. Vines, Kaoru Yoshida, Edmund H. Smith, Takahiro Matsubara, Murali C. Pillai, Frederick J. Griffin and Ryuzo Yanagimachi
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 743-752 

The use of poly-L-lysine to facilitate examination of sperm entry into pelagic, non-adhesive fish eggs
Tadashi Andoh, Takahiro Matsubara, Tatsuo Harumi and Ryuzo Yanagimachi
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 753-757

 
Evolution of gamete proteins

Oyster sperm bindin is a combinatorial fucose lectin with remarkable intra-species diversity
Stevan A. Springer, Gary W. Moy, Daniel S. Friend, Willie J. Swanson and Victor D. Vacquier
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 759-768 

Causes and consequences of the evolution of reproductive proteins
Leslie M. Turner and Hopi E. Hoekstra
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 769-780

The molecular evolution of sperm zonadhesin
Holger Herlyn and Hans Zischler
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 781-790 

The evolution of sea urchin sperm bindin
Kirk S. Zigler
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 791-796