Store-operated calcium channel regulates the chemotactic behavior of ascidian sperm
- 23 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 100 (1) , 149-154
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0135565100
Abstract
The sperm-activating and -attracting factor released from the eggs of the ascidians Ciona intestinalis and Ciona savignyi requires extracellular Ca(2+) for activating sperm motility and eliciting chemotactic behavior of the activated sperm toward the egg. Here, we show that modulators of the store-operated Ca(2+) channel, SK&F96365, Ni(2+), 2-aminoethoxydiphenylborane, and thapsigargin inhibit the chemotactic behavior of the ascidian sperm; on the other hand, blockers of voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels did not inhibit the chemotaxis, even though they inhibited the sperm activation operated by voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels. The blockers of store-operated Ca(2+) channels also inhibited the asymmetrical flagellar beating and turning movements of the ascidian sperm, which are typical signs of sperm chemotaxis. Depletion of internal Ca(2+) stores by thapsigargin induced capacitative Ca(2+) entry into the sperm, which was blocked by SK&F96365. These results suggest that the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration increase through the store-operated Ca(2+) channels induces asymmetrical flagellar movements to establish the chemotactic behavior of the sperm.Keywords
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