Premature sperm activation and defective spermatogenesis caused by loss of spe-46 function in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Given limited resources for motility, sperm cell activation must be precisely timed to ensure the greatest likelihood of fertilization. Like those of most species, the sperm of C. elegans become active only after encountering an external signaling molecule. Activation coincides with spermiogenesis,...

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Main Authors: Wei-Siang Liau, Ubaydah Nasri, Daniel Elmatari, Jason Rothman, Craig W LaMunyon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3590197?pdf=render