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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos
ORGANISM(S): Arbacia Punctulata
TISSUE(S): Sperm, Sperm Flagellum
SUBMITTER: Ansgar Poetsch
LAB HEAD: Ansgar Poetsch
PROVIDER: PXD015332 | Pride | 2019-12-11
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Trötschel Christian C Hamzeh Hussein H Alvarez Luis L Pascal René R Lavryk Fedir F Bönigk Wolfgang W Körschen Heinz G HG Müller Astrid A Poetsch Ansgar A Rennhack Andreas A Gui Long L Nicastro Daniela D Strünker Timo T Seifert Reinhard R Kaupp U Benjamin UB
The EMBO journal 20191227 4
Cilia serve as cellular antennae that translate sensory information into physiological responses. In the sperm flagellum, a single chemoattractant molecule can trigger a Ca<sup>2+</sup> rise that controls motility. The mechanisms underlying such ultra-sensitivity are ill-defined. Here, we determine by mass spectrometry the copy number of nineteen chemosensory signaling proteins in sperm flagella from the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata. Proteins are up to 1,000-fold more abundant than the free cel ...[more]