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FEBS Lett 2006 Jul 10;58016:3900-4. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.06.019.
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Evidence for a secretory pathway Ca2+-ATPase in sea urchin spermatozoa.

Gunaratne HJ , Vacquier VD .


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Plasma membrane, sarco-endoplasmic reticulum and secretory pathway Ca2+-ATPases (designated PMCA, SERCA and SPCA) regulate intracellular Ca2+ in animal cells. The presence of PMCA, and the absence of SERCA, in sea urchin sperm is known. By using inhibitors of Ca2+-ATPases, we now show the presence of SPCA and Ca2+ store in sea urchin sperm, which refills by SPCA-type pumps. Immunofluorescence shows SPCA localizes to the mitochondrion. Ca2+ measurements reveal that approximately 75% of Ca2+ extrusion is by Ca2+ ATPases and 25% by Na+ dependent Ca2+ exchanger/s. Bisphenol, a Ca2+ ATPase inhibitor, completely blocks the acrosome reaction, indicating the importance of Ca2+-ATPases in fertilization.

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Genes referenced: LOC100887844 LOC115920964 LOC581395 mrpl44 pmca serca SPCA
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