Zinc is a master-regulator of sperm function associated with binding, motility, and metabolic modulation during porcine sperm capacitation

Michal Zigo; Karl Kerns; Sidharth Sen; Clement Essien; Richard Oko; Dong Xu; Peter Sutovsky

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03485-8

Communications Biology (Jun 2022)

Zinc is a master-regulator of sperm function associated with binding, motility, and metabolic modulation during porcine sperm capacitation

Michal Zigo,
Karl Kerns,
Sidharth Sen,
Clement Essien,
Richard Oko,
Dong Xu,
Peter Sutovsky

Affiliations

Michal Zigo: Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
Karl Kerns: Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
Sidharth Sen: Institute for Data Science and Informatics, University of Missouri
Clement Essien: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri
Richard Oko: Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University
Dong Xu: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri
Peter Sutovsky: Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03485-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Zinc-interacting proteins in porcine sperm change during sperm maturation, particularly those associated with Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease pathways.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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