A C. elegans sperm TRP protein required for sperm-egg interactions during fertilization
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Results demonstrate that the transient receptor potential-3 (TRP-3), a sperm-enriched C. elegans TRP-canonical, translocates to the plasma membrane during sperm activation and mediates sperm-egg fertilization. Mutants defective for trp-3 gene are unable to fertilize oocytes following gamete contact. Furthermore, TRPC channels may mediate calcium flux required for sperm-egg-plasma membrane interactions.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 2003
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Working in the post-genomic C. elegans world
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The author reviews the publications on the Caenorhabditis elegans genomic sequence. The topics of interest include comparative worm genetics, the cloning of the gene defined by mutation and functional genomics.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 2001
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Regulation of distinct muscle behaviors controls the C. elegans male's copulatory spicules during mating
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Research has been conducted on the Caenorhabditis elegans male mating behavior. The molecular, pharmacological and cell ablation approaches have been used in investigating spicule insertion at multiple levels.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 2001
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