2005
The Sept4 Septin Locus Is Required for Sperm Terminal Differentiation in Mice
Kissel H, Georgescu M, Larisch S, Manova K, Hunnicutt G, Steller H. The Sept4 Septin Locus Is Required for Sperm Terminal Differentiation in Mice. Developmental Cell 2005, 8: 353-364. PMID: 15737931, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2005.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaspase inhibitor XIAPDiverse cellular functionsDifferent cellular compartmentsInhibition of XIAPGenomic lociMutant spermCellular functionsMouse developmentMitochondrial architectureCellular compartmentsTumor suppressionTerminal differentiationSperm maturationDefective spermRing-like structureTargeted deletionResidual cytoplasmProteinMutant miceXIAPLociTail regionCytoplasmSpermCytokinesis
2001
Guinea Pig Fertilin Exhibits Restricted Lateral Mobility in Epididymal Sperm and Becomes Freely Diffusing during Capacitation
Cowan A, Koppel D, Vargas L, Hunnicutt G. Guinea Pig Fertilin Exhibits Restricted Lateral Mobility in Epididymal Sperm and Becomes Freely Diffusing during Capacitation. Developmental Biology 2001, 236: 502-509. PMID: 11476588, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSperm-egg interactionLateral mobilityPlasma membranePlasma membrane bindingHead plasma membraneEpididymal spermPopulation of cellsFertilinMembrane bindingFluorescence redistributionHead domainMembrane bilayerAcrosome-intact spermEpididymal passageAcrosome-reacted spermSpermAcrosome reactionCauda epididymisMembraneCellsInteractionAcrosomeCapacitationBindingPhotobleaching