| Literature DB >> 15684337 |
Kenji Matsumoto1, Yoshiko Banno, Takashi Murate, Yukihiro Akao, Yoshinori Nozawa.
Abstract
Sphingosine kinase (SPHK) catalyzes sphingosine phosphorylation to form a bioactive lipid mediator, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). In the current study, we report the presence of SPHK-1 in mouse spermatozoa. SPHK-1 was localized to the acrosomes of spermatozoa, and its expression was proven by RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. SPHK activity of mouse spermatozoa was 18.1 pmol/min/mg protein. Furthermore, we identified the presence of the S1P receptors S1P1, S1P2, S1P3, and S1P5, in mouse spermatozoa by RT-PCR. These results suggest that S1P produced by SPHK-1 would play a role in the acrosomal reaction through S1P receptors.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15684337 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4B6507.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Histochem Cytochem ISSN: 0022-1554 Impact factor: 2.479