Vol 52(5-6) | The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volume 52 > Issue 5-6 (Special Issue)

Fertilization

Edited by: Paul M. Wassarman and Victor D. Vacquier

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A Phallusia mammillata sperm forging ahead between the follicle cells which are covered by an extracellular matrix with crater-like microannuli. For further details, see paper by Honegger & Koyanagi, pp. 527-534 in this issue.

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Preface

Fertilization - Preface

Paul M. Wassarman and Victor D. Vacquier

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 409-412

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072525pw

Dedication

Dream big! - a tribute to David L. Garbers (1944-2006)

Gregory S. Kopf and Timothy A. Quill

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 413-414

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.082697gk

Introductory articles

Puzzles of mammalian fertilization - and beyond

J. Michael Bedford

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 415-426

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072551jb

Mammalian sperm metabolism: oxygen and sugar, friend and foe

Bayard T. Storey

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 427-437

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072522bs

Implications of diversity in sperm size and function for sperm competition and fertility

Montserrat Gomendio and Eduardo R.S. Roldan

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 439-447

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.082595mg

Triploidy - the breakdown of monogamy between sperm and egg

Hey-Joo Kang and Zev Rosenwaks

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 449-454

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.082602hk

Sperm storage and transport

Regulation of sperm storage and movement in the mammalian oviduct

Susan S. Suarez

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 455-462

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072527ss

Sperm capacitation

Identification of proteins undergoing tyrosine phosphorylation during mouse sperm capacitation

Enid Arcelay, Ana M. Salicioni, Eva Wertheimer and Pablo E. Visconti

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 463-472

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072555ea

Sperm head membrane reorganisation during capacitation

Bart M. Gadella, Pei-Shiue Tsai, Arjen Boerke and Ian A. Brewis

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 473-480

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.082583bg

Sperm chemotaxis

Analysis of chemotaxis when the fraction of responsive cells is small - application to mammalian sperm guidance

Anna Gakamsky, Edna Schechtman, S. Roy Caplan and Michael Eisenbach

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 481-487

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072520ag

Crisp proteins and sperm chemotaxis: discovery in amphibians and explorations in mammals

Lindsey A. Burnett, Xueyu Xiang, Allan L. Bieber and Douglas E. Chandler

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 489-501

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072545lb

The sperm's acrosome

Regulating the acrosome reaction

Harvey M. Florman, Melissa K. Jungnickel and Keith A. Sutton

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 503-510

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.082696hf

The role of the acrosomal matrix in fertilization

Mariano G. Buffone, James A. Foster and George L. Gerton

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 511-522

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072532mb

Regulation of the starfish sperm acrosome reaction by cGMP, pH, cAMP and Ca²⁺

Midori Matsumoto, Osamu Kawase, M. Sadiqul Islam, Masahiro Naruse, Shin-Nosuke Watanabe, Riho Ishikawa and Motonori Hoshi

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 523-526

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072511mm

The egg's extracellular coats

The ascidian egg envelope in fertilization: structural and molecular features

Thomas G. Honegger and Ryo Koyanagi

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 527-533

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072547th

Ultrastructural analysis of egg membrane abnormalities in post-ovulatory aged eggs

Diane T. Dalo, J. Michael McCaffery and Janice P. Evans

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 535-544

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072549dd

Renovation of the egg extracellular matrix at fertilization

Julian L. Wong and Gary M. Wessel

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 545-550

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072557jw

The structure of sulfated polysaccharides ensures a carbohydrate-based mechanism for species recognition during sea urchin fertilization

Ana-Cristina E.S. Vilela-Silva, Noritaka Hirohashi and Paulo A.S. Mourão

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 551-559

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072531av

Calcium and ion channels

OPEN ACCESS

Regionalized calcium signaling in zebrafish fertilization

Dipika Sharma and William H. Kinsey

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 561-570

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072523ds

The role of the actin cytoskeleton in calcium signaling in starfish oocytes

Luigia Santella, Agostina Puppo and Jong Tai Chun

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 571-584

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072560ls

OPEN ACCESS

The dynamics of calcium oscillations that activate mammalian eggs

Karl Swann and Yuansong Yu

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 585-594

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072530ks

Sperm-activating peptides in the regulation of ion fluxes, signal transduction and motility

Alberto Darszon, Adán Guerrero, Blanca E. Galindo, Takuya Nishigaki and Christopher D. Wood

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 595-606

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072550ad

OPEN ACCESS

Ion channels that control fertility in mammalian spermatozoa

Betsy Navarro, Yuriy Kirichok, Jean-Ju Chung and David E. Clapham

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 607-613

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072554bn

Mobilisation of stored calcium in the neck region of human sperm - a mechanism for regulation of flagellar activity

Kweku Bedu-Addo, Sarah Costello, Claire Harper, Gisela Machado-Oliveira, Linda Lefievre, Christopher Ford, Christopher Barratt and Stephen Publicover

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 615-626

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072535kb

Self-incompatibility

Self-incompatibility systems: barriers to self-fertilization in flowering plants

Anne C. Rea and June B. Nasrallah

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 627-636

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072537ar

Allorecognition mechanisms during ascidian fertilization

Yoshito Harada and Hitoshi Sawada

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 637-645

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072544yh

Egg-sperm interactions

Genes required for the common miracle of fertilization in Caenorhabditis elegans

Andrew Singson, Julie S. Hang and Jean M. Parry

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 647-656

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072512as

Mechanisms of sperm-egg interactions emerging from gene-manipulated animals

Masahito Ikawa, Naokazu Inoue and Masaru Okabe

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 657-664

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072529mi

Mammalian fertilization:the egg’s multifunctional zona pellucida

Paul M. Wassarman and Eveline S. Litscher

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 665-676

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072524pw

Sperm penetration through cumulus mass and zona pellucida

Ekyune Kim, Misuzu Yamashita, Masanori Kimura, Arata Honda, Shin-Ichi Kashiwabara and Tadashi Baba

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 677-682

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072528ek

Anuran and pig egg zona pellucida glycoproteins in fertilization and early development

Jerry L. Hedrick

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 683-701

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.082580jh

Reassessing the role of protein-carbohydrate complementarity during sperm-egg interactions in the mouse

Barry D. Shur

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 703-715

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.082571bs

Glycobiology of fertilization in the pig

Edda Töpfer-Petersen, Mahnaz Ekhlasi-Hundrieser and Miroslava Tsolova

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 717-736

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072536et

Participation of cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISP) in mammalian sperm-egg interaction

Débora J. Cohen, Dolores Busso, Vanina Da Ros, Diego A. Ellerman, Julieta A. Maldera, Nadia Goldweic and Patricia S. Cuasnicu

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 737-742

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072538dc

Two egg-derived molecules in sperm motility initiation and fertilization in the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi)

Gary N. Cherr, Masaaki Morisawa, Carol A. Vines, Kaoru Yoshida, Edmund H. Smith, Takahiro Matsubara, Murali C. Pillai, Frederick J. Griffin and Ryuzo Yanagimachi

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 743-752

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072566gc

The use of poly-L-lysine to facilitate examination of sperm entry into pelagic, non-adhesive fish eggs

Tadashi Andoh, Takahiro Matsubara, Tatsuo Harumi and Ryuzo Yanagimachi

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 753-757

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.072543ta

Evolution of gamete proteins

Oyster sperm bindin is a combinatorial fucose lectin with remarkable intra-species diversity

Stevan A. Springer, Gary W. Moy, Daniel S. Friend, Willie J. Swanson and Victor D. Vacquier

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2008) 52: 759-768

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.082581ss

Causes and consequences of the evolution of reproductive proteins