3D structure and in situ arrangements of CatSper channel in the sperm flagellum
Zhao Y, Wang H, Wiesehoefer C, Shah NB, Reetz E, Hwang JY, Huang X, Wang TE, Lishko PV, Davies KM, Wennemuth G, Nicastro D, Chung JJ. 3D structure and in situ arrangements of CatSper channel in the sperm flagellum. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3439. PMID: 35715406, PMCID: PMC9205950, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31050-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatSper complexSperm flagellaCryo-electron tomographyHigher-order organizationMammalian spermIntracellular domainStructural basisExtracellular domainTetrameric channelChannel CatSperSuccessful fertilizationFlagellar movementCatSper channelsChannel poreSitu mapSitu arrangementHuman sperm flagellumPrimary Ca2CatSperDimer formationFlagellaCentral roleSpermAtomic modelSperm motility
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