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The Fungal Sexual Pheromone Sirenin Activates the Human CatSper Channel Complex

[Image: see text] The basal fungus Allomyces macrogynus (A. macrogynus) produces motile male gametes displaying well-studied chemotaxis toward their female counterparts. This chemotaxis is driven by sirenin, a sexual pheromone released by the female gametes. The pheromone evokes a large calcium infl...

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Autores principales: Syeda, Shameem Sultana, Carlson, Erick J., Miller, Melissa R., Francis, Rawle, Clapham, David E., Lishko, Polina V., Hawkinson, Jon E., Hook, Derek, Georg, Gunda I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2015
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4761407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26674547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.5b00748