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SUBMITTER: Correia J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4497595 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Correia Joao J Michelangeli Francesco F Publicover Stephen S
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) 20150511 2
[Ca(2)(+)]i signalling is a key regulatory mechanism in sperm function. In mammalian sperm the Ca(2)(+)-permeable plasma membrane ion channel CatSper is central to [Ca(2)(+)]i signalling, but there is good evidence that Ca(2)(+) stored in intracellular organelles is also functionally important. Here we briefly review the current understanding of the diversity of Ca(2)(+) stores and the mechanisms for the regulation of their activity. We then consider the evidence for the involvement of these sto ...[more]