Zinc: A Necessary Ion for Mammalian Sperm Fertilization Competency

Critical Role of Zinc as Either an Antioxidant or a Prooxidant in Cellular Systems

(2018) Sung Ryul Lee   Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Organic zinc and copper supplementation on antioxidant protective mechanism and their correlation with sperm functional characteristics in goats

(2018) M Narasimhaiah et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Advancement of puberty and enhancement of seminal characteristics by supplementation of trace minerals to bucks

(2018) A. Arangasamy et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Zinc ion flux during mammalian sperm capacitation

(2018) Karl Kerns et al.   Nature Communications

How cellular Zn2+ signaling drives physiological functions

(2018) Noam Levaot et al.   CELL CALCIUM

Asymmetrically Positioned Flagellar Control Units Regulate Human Sperm Rotation

(2018) Melissa R. Miller et al.   Cell Reports

Sperm chemorepulsion, a supplementary mechanism to regulate fertilization

(2017) H.A. Guidobaldi et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Biological basis for human capacitation—revisited

(2017) Christopher De Jonge   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

Zinc sparks induce physiochemical changes in the egg zona pellucida that prevent polyspermy

(2017) Emily L. Que et al.   Integrative Biology

Zinc deficiency: An unexpected trigger for autophagy

(2017) Binbin Ding et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Immune and reproductive system impairment in adult sea urchin exposed to nanosized ZnO via food

(2017) Sonia Manzo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A Potential Role for Alterations of Zinc and Zinc Transport Proteins in the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease

(2017) Mark A. Lovell   JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

Regulation of Sperm Capacitation by the 26S Proteasome: An Emerging New Paradigm in Spermatology1

(2016) Karl Kerns et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Chang's meaning of capacitation: A molecular perspective

(2016) Maria Gracia Gervasi et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Gelatinases and their tissue inhibitors are associated with oxidative stress: a potential set of markers connected with male infertility

(2016) Ewa M. Kratz et al.   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Are sperm capacitation and apoptosis the opposite ends of a continuum driven by oxidative stress?

(2015) RobertJ Aitken et al.   ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Non-classical testosterone signaling in spermatogenic GC-2 cells is mediated through ZIP9 interacting with Gnα11

(2015) Mazen Shihan et al.   CELLULAR SIGNALLING

Zinc: indications in brain disorders

(2015) Atish Prakash et al.   FUNDAMENTAL & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Oral Zinc Supplementation Restores Superoxide Radical Scavengers to Normal Levels in Spermatozoa of Iraqi Asthenospermic Patients

(2015) Mahmoud Hussein Hadwan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR VITAMIN AND NUTRITION RESEARCH

Regulation of Spermatogenic Cell T-Type Ca2+Currents by Zn2+: Implications in Male Reproductive Physiology

(2015) Ignacio López-González et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Prostasomes of Canine Seminal Plasma - Zinc-Binding Ability and Effects on Motility Characteristics and Plasma Membrane Integrity of Spermatozoa

(2015) M Mogielnicka-Brzozowska et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Identification and characterization of RING-finger ubiquitin ligase UBR7 in mammalian spermatozoa

(2014) Shawn W. Zimmerman et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Zn2+-stimulation of sperm capacitation and of the acrosome reaction is mediated by EGFR activation

(2014) Yulia Michailov et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Role of zinc trafficking in male fertility: from germ to sperm

(2014) Carlo Foresta et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Zinc Regulates Meiotic Resumption in Porcine Oocytes via a Protein Kinase C-Related Pathway

(2014) Ming-Hui Zhao et al.   PLoS One

Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP-2, MMP-9) and their Inhibitors (TIMP-1, TIMP-2) in Canine Testis, Epididymis and Semen

(2014) C Warinrak et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Treatment with zinc, d-aspartate, and coenzyme Q10 protects bull sperm against damage and improves their ability to support embryo development

(2014) R. Gualtieri et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Characterization of sperm surface protein patterns of ejaculated and capacitated boar sperm, with the detection of ZP binding candidates

(2013) Michal Zigo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Ingredients of a 2,000-y-old medicine revealed by chemical, mineralogical, and botanical investigations

(2013) Gianna Giachi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Protective effects of in vitro treatment with zinc, d-aspartate and coenzyme q10 on human sperm motility, lipid peroxidation and DNA fragmentation

(2013) Riccardo Talevi et al.   Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Discovery of Human Zinc Deficiency: Its Impact on Human Health and Disease

(2013) Ananda S. Prasad   Advances in Nutrition

Zinc homeostasis and neurodegenerative disorders

(2013) Bernadeta Szewczyk   Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Alkaline phosphatase in boar sperm function

(2013) D. Bucci et al.   Andrology

Proteomic analysis of boar spermatozoa and quantity changes of superoxide dismutase 1, glutathione peroxidase, and peroxiredoxin 5 during epididymal maturation

(2012) Kyunghee Park et al.   ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE

MMP2 and acrosin are major proteinases associated with the inner acrosomal membrane and may cooperate in sperm penetration of the zona pellucida during fertilization

(2012) Marvin Ferrer et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Testicular and epididymal ADAMs: expression and function during fertilization

(2012) Chunghee Cho   Nature Reviews Urology

Inhibitors of zinc-dependent metalloproteases hinder sperm passage through the cumulus oophorus during porcine fertilization in vitro

(2012) J Beek et al.   REPRODUCTION

Characteristics of spermatozoa of whole ejaculate and sperm-rich fraction of dog semen following exposure to media varying in osmolality

(2012) Rafał Strzeżek et al.   Reproductive Biology

Zinc Sparks Are Triggered by Fertilization and Facilitate Cell Cycle Resumption in Mammalian Eggs

(2011) Alison M. Kim et al.   ACS Chemical Biology

Participation of the sperm proteasome during in vitro fertilisation and the acrosome reaction in cattle

(2011) R. Sánchez et al.   ANDROLOGIA

Detection of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 in canine seminal plasma

(2011) Wipawee Saengsoi et al.   ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE

Moderate Zinc Deficiency Reduces Testicular Zip6 and Zip10 Abundance and Impairs Spermatogenesis in Mice

(2011) Thomas P. Croxford et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Sperm Proteasomes Degrade Sperm Receptor on the Egg Zona Pellucida during Mammalian Fertilization

(2011) Shawn W. Zimmerman et al.   PLoS One

Measuring steady-state and dynamic endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi Zn2+ with genetically encoded sensors

(2011) Y. Qin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A model for the importance of zinc in the dynamics of human sperm chromatin stabilization after ejaculation in relation to sperm DNA vulnerability

(2011) Lars Björndahl et al.   Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Semen and its Possible Role in Capacitation

(2010) U.S. SINGH et al.   ANDROLOGIA

Alkaline Phosphatase Activity of Epididymal Contents in Boars with Normal or Reduced Spermatogenesis

(2010) S. EINARSSON et al.   ANDROLOGIA

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in the Testis and Epididymis of Mammals

(2010) A. JAISWAL et al.   ANDROLOGIA

Effect of natural antioxidants, superoxide dismutase and hydrogen peroxide on capacitation of frozen-thawed bull spermatozoa

(2010) C. O'Flaherty et al.   ANDROLOGIA

Shedding Light on Sperm pHertility

(2010) Harvey M. Florman et al.   CELL

Acid Extrusion from Human Spermatozoa Is Mediated by Flagellar Voltage-Gated Proton Channel

(2010) Polina V. Lishko et al.   CELL

Metallothioneins: unparalleled diversity in structures and functions for metal ion homeostasis and more

(2010) Claudia A. Blindauer et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

Zinc availability regulates exit from meiosis in maturing mammalian oocytes

(2010) Alison M Kim et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Role of proteasomal activity in the induction of acrosomal exocytosis in human spermatozoa

(2010) Sanchita Chakravarty et al.   REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

Reproductive and developmental toxicities of zinc supplemented rats

(2010) F.O. Johnson et al.   REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY

The Essential Toxin: Impact of Zinc on Human Health

(2010) Laura M. Plum et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Mammalian Zinc Transporters: Nutritional and Physiologic Regulation

(2009) Louis A. Lichten et al.   Annual Review of Nutrition

The ligand environment of zinc stored in vesicles

(2009) Gerd Wellenreuther et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Relationship between abnormal sperm morphology induced by dietary zinc deficiency and lipid composition in testes of growing rats

(2009) Krystal J. Merrells et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Zinc: role in immunity, oxidative stress and chronic inflammation

(2009) Ananda S Prasad   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

Human sperm chromatin stabilization: a proposed model including zinc bridges

(2009) L. Bjorndahl et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Genetically encoded FRET sensors to monitor intracellular Zn2+ homeostasis

(2009) Jan L Vinkenborg et al.   NATURE METHODS

Zinc levels in seminal plasma are associated with sperm quality in fertile and infertile men

(2009) Abasalt Hosseinzadeh Colagar et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH

Zinc is an essential trace element for spermatogenesis

(2009) S. Yamaguchi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase of Boar Seminal Plasma

(2008) M Kowalowka et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS