ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY 18(4) 600-606 2016年7月 [査読有り]
Basigin is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and plays various important roles in biological events including spermatogenesis. To examine the basigin molecular variants during spermatogenesis and sperm maturation in the mouse, immunopreci...
Chizuru Ito   Kiyotaka Toshimori   
ANATOMICAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL 91(2) 128-142 2016年3月 [査読有り]
Molecular biomarkers that can assess sperm acrosome status are very useful for evaluating sperm quality in the field of assisted reproductive technology. In this review, we introduce and discuss the localization and function of acrosomal proteins ...
Chizuru Ito   Kenji Yamatoya   Kiyotaka Toshimori   
MICROSCOPY 64(4) 279-287 2015年8月 [査読有り]
The acrosome is a Golgi-derived sperm cell organelle enclosed by a continuous acrosomal membrane. The acrosomal membrane complexes with surrounding matrices containing molecules necessary for fertilization; however, the complex of acrosomal membra...
Lactate represents a preferential energy substrate of germ cells rather than glucose. Testicular Sertoli cells are believed to produce lactate and pyruvate and to supply these to germ cells, particularly spermatocytes and spermatids. Monocarboxyla...