PMID: 9649582Jul 3, 1998Paper

Properties of a novel pH-dependent Ca2+ permeation pathway present in male germ cells with possible roles in spermatogenesis and mature sperm function

The Journal of General Physiology
C SantiAlberto Darszon

Abstract

Rises of intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) are key signals for cell division, differentiation, and maturation. Similarly, they are likely to be important for the unique processes of meiosis and spermatogenesis, carried out exclusively by male germ cells. In addition, elevations of [Ca2+]i and intracellular pH (pHi) in mature sperm trigger at least two events obligatory for fertilization: capacitation and acrosome reaction. Evidence implicates the activity of Ca2+ channels modulated by pHi in the origin of these Ca2+ elevations, but their nature remains unexplored, in part because work in individual spermatozoa are hampered by formidable experimental difficulties. Recently, late spermatogenic cells have emerged as a model system for studying aspects relevant for sperm physiology, such as plasmalemmal ion fluxes. Here we describe the first study on the influence of controlled intracellular alkalinization on [Ca2+]i on identified spermatogenic cells from mouse adult testes. In BCECF [(2',7')-bis(carboxymethyl)- (5, 6)-carboxyfluorescein]-AM-loaded spermatogenic cells, a brief (30-60 s) application of 25 mM NH4Cl increased pHi by approximately 1.3 U from a resting pHi approximately 6.65. A steady pHi plateau was maintained during NH4Cl ...Continue Reading

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