TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kaupp, U. B.
AU  - Kashikar, N.D.
AU  - Weyand, I.
TI  - Mechanisms of sperm chemotaxis
JO  - Annual review of physiology
VL  - 70
SN  - 0066-4278
CY  - Stanford, Calif.
PB  - Annual Review [u.a.]
M1  - PreJuSER-61426
SP  - 93 - 117
PY  - 2008
N1  - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB  - Sperm are attracted by chemical factors that are released by the egg-a process called chemotaxis. Most of our knowledge on sperm chemotaxis originates from the study of marine invertebrates. In recent years, the main features of the chemotactic signaling pathway and the swimming behavior evoked by chemoattractants have been elucidated in sea urchins. In contrast, our understanding of mammalian sperm chemotaxis is still rudimentary and subject to an ongoing debate. In this review, we raise new questions and discuss current concepts of sperm chemotaxis. Finally, we highlight commonalities and differences of sensory signaling in sperm, photoreceptors, and olfactory neurons.
KW  - Animals
KW  - Chemotaxis: physiology
KW  - Humans
KW  - Male
KW  - Signal Transduction: physiology
KW  - Sperm Motility: physiology
KW  - Spermatozoa: cytology
KW  - Spermatozoa: physiology
KW  - J (WoSType)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:17988206
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000254489400005
DO  - DOI:10.1146/annurev.physiol.70.113006.100654
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/61426
ER  -