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Analysis of CAPZA3 localization reveals temporally discrete events during the acrosome reaction.
Sosnik J, Buffone M, Visconti PE.
J Cell Physiol. 2010 Apr 23. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20458735

Src family kinase inhibitors block motility and the increase in protein tyrosine phosphorylation in stallion sperm.
Vivani L., Krapf D., Arcelay E., Fissore R.A., Visconti P.E., Gradil C.M.
Animal Reproduction Science 2010, in press.

Inhibition of Ser/Thr phosphatases induces capacitation-associated signaling in the presence of Src kinase inhibitors.
Krapf D, Arcelay E, Wertheimer EV, Sanjay A, Pilder SH, Salicioni AM, Visconti PE.
J Biol Chem. 2010 Mar 12;285(11):7977-85. Epub 2010 Jan 12.PMID: 20068039 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20068039

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Tssk6 is required for Izumo relocalization and gamete fusion in the mouse.
Sosnik J, Miranda PV, Spiridonov NA, Yoon SY, Fissore RA, Johnson GR, Visconti PE.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19596796

Use of differential isotopic labeling and mass spectrometry to analyze capacitation-associated changes in the phosphorylation status of mouse sperm proteins.
Platt MD, Salicioni AM, Hunt DF, Visconti PE.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19186949

Localization of low-density detergent-resistant membrane proteins in intact and acrosome-reacted mouse sperm.
Miranda PV, Allaire A, Sosnik J, Visconti PE.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19144954

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Chloride Is essential for capacitation and for the capacitation-associated increase in tyrosine phosphorylation.
Wertheimer EV, Salicioni AM, Liu W, Trevino CL, Chavez J, Hernández-González EO, Darszon A, Visconti PE.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18957426

Human sperm devoid of PLC, zeta 1 fail to induce Ca(2+) release and are unable to initiate the first step of embryo development.
Yoon SY, Jellerette T, Salicioni AM, Lee HC, Yoo MS, Coward K, Parrington J, Grow D, Cibelli JB, Visconti PE, Mager J, Fissore RA.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18924610

Egg water from the amphibian Bufo arenarum modulates the ability of homologous sperm to undergo the acrosome reaction in the presence of the vitelline envelope.
Krapf D, O'Brien ED, Cabada MO, Visconti PE, Arranz SE.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18923159

Identification of proteins undergoing tyrosine phosphorylation during mouse sperm capacitation.
Arcelay E, Salicioni AM, Wertheimer E, Visconti PE.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18649259

Biochemical and structural characterization of apolipoprotein A-I binding protein, a novel phosphoprotein with a potential role in sperm capacitation.
Jha KN, Shumilin IA, Digilio LC, Chertihin O, Zheng H, Schmitz G, Visconti PE, Flickinger CJ, Minor W, Herr JC.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18202122

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Signalling pathways involved in sperm capacitation.
Salicioni AM, Platt MD, Wertheimer EV, Arcelay E, Allaire A, Sosnik J, Visconti PE.
(2007) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17644966

Involvement of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in mouse sperm capacitation.
Hernández-González EO, Treviño CL, Castellano LE, de la Vega-Beltrán JL, Ocampo AY, Wertheimer E, Visconti PE, Darszon A.
(2007) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17588945

Egg water from the amphibian Bufo arenarum induces capacitation-like changes in homologous spermatozoa.
Krapf D, Visconti PE, Arranz SE, Cabada MO.
(2007) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17459363

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Evidence for the involvement of proline-directed serine/threonine phosphorylation in sperm capacitation.
Jha KN, Salicioni AM, Arcelay E, Chertihin O, Kumari S, Herr JC, Visconti PE.
(2006) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17050774

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Sodium and epithelial sodium channels participate in the regulation of the capacitation-associated hyperpolarization in mouse sperm.
Hernández-González EO, Sosnik J, Edwards J, Acevedo JJ, Mendoza-Lujambio I, López-González I, Demarco I, Wertheimer E, Darszon A, Visconti PE.
(2005) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16407190

Further characterization of reproductive abnormalities in mCd59b knockout mice: a potential new function of mCd59 in male reproduction.
Qin X, Dobarro M, Bedford SJ, Ferris S, Miranda PV, Song W, Bronson RT, Visconti PE, Halperin JA.
(2005) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16272280

Isolation and proteomic analysis of mouse sperm detergent-resistant membrane fractions: evidence for dissociation of lipid rafts during capacitation.
Sleight SB, Miranda PV, Plaskett NW, Maier B, Lysiak J, Scrable H, Herr JC, Visconti PE.
(2005) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15917346

Evidence of the presence of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV in human sperm and its involvement in motility regulation.
Marín-Briggiler CI, Jha KN, Chertihin O, Buffone MG, Herr JC, Vazquez-Levin MH, Visconti PE.
(2005) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15840651

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alpha-SNAP and NSF are required in a priming step during the human sperm acrosome reaction.
Tomes CN, De Blas GA, Michaut MA, Farré EV, Cherhitin O, Visconti PE, Mayorga LS.
(2004) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15542541

Expression analysis of the human testis-specific serine/threonine kinase (TSSK) homologues. A TSSK member is present in the equatorial segment of human sperm.
Hao Z, Jha KN, Kim YH, Vemuganti S, Westbrook VA, Chertihin O, Markgraf K, Flickinger CJ, Coppola M, Herr JC, Visconti PE.
(2004) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15044604

Bicarbonate is required for migration of sperm epididymal protein DE (CRISP-1) to the equatorial segment and expression of rat sperm fusion ability.
Da Ros VG, Munuce MJ, Cohen DJ, Marín-Briggiler CI, Busso D, Visconti PE, Cuasnicú PS.
(2004) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14711787

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Developmental association of the synaptic activity-regulated protein arc with the mouse acrosomal organelle and the sperm tail. Biology of Reproduction In press.
Maier B, Medrano S, Sleight SB, Visconti PE, Scrable H.
(2003) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1249369

Phosphoproteome of capacitated human sperm reveals tyrosine phosphorylation and translocation of p97. J. Biol. Chem. In press.
Ficarro S, Chertihin O, Westbrook VA, White F, Jayes F, Kalab P, Marto JA,Shabanowitz J, Herr JC, Hunt DF, Visconti PE.
(2003) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12509440

Involvement of a Na+/HCO3- cotransporter in mouse sperm capacitation. J. Biol. Chem. In press.
Demarco IA, Espinosa F, Edwards J, Sosnik J, De La Vega-Beltrán JL, Hockensmith JW, Kopf GS, Darszon A, Visconti PE.
(2003) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12496293

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Activation of protein kinase A during human sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction.
Lefièvre L, Jha KN, de Lamirande E, Visconti PE, Gagnon C.
(2002) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12185106

Novel signaling pathways involved in sperm acquisition of fertilizing capacity. J. of Reprod. Immunol. 53:133-150
Visconti PE, Westbrook VA, Chertihin O, Demarco I, Sleight S, Diekman AB.
(2002) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11730911

SNARE complex assembly is required for human sperm acrosome reaction. Developmental Biology 243, 326-338
Tomes CN, Michaut M, De Blas G, Visconti PE, Matti U, Mayorga LS. (2002) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11884041

Novel signaling pathways involved in sperm acquisition of fertilizing capacity. In: Introduction to Mammalian
Westbrook, V.A., Diekman, A.B. and Visconti, P.E. Reproduction. (Ed. D.R. Tulsiani). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, NY.
(2002) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11730911

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A Morpholino Phenocopy of the Mouse mos Mutation. Dev. Gen. Genesis 30: 198-200
Coonrod, SA, Bolling, LC, Wright, PW, Visconti, PE and Herr, JC.
(2001) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11477708

Cloning and chromosomal localization of a novel serine/threonine kinase belonging to the subfamily of testis-specific kinases tssk. Genomics. 77: 163-170.
Visconti PE, Hao Z, Purdon M, Stein P, Balsara BR, Testa JR, Herr JC, Moss SB, Kopf GS.
(2001) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11597141

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Dual regulation of the T-type Ca2+ current by serum albumin and b-estradiol in mammalian spermatogenic cells. FEBS Lett. 475: 251-256.
Espinosa F, López-González I, Muñoz-Garay C, Felix R, De la Vega Beltrán JL, Kopf GS, Visconti PE, Darszon A.
(2000) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10869566

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Cholesterol efflux-mediated signal transduction in mammalian sperm: b-cyclodextrins initiate transmembrane signaling leading to an increase in protein tyrosine phosphorylation and capacitation. J. Biol. Chem.. 274, 3235-3242.
Visconti PE, Galantino-Homer H, Ning XP, Moore GD, Valenzuela JP, Alvarez JA, Kopf GS.
(1999) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10525345

Roles of bicarbonate, cAMP and protein tyrosine phosphorylation on capacitation and the spontaneous acrosome reaction of hamster sperm. Biol. Reprod , 61, 76-84.
Visconti PE, Stewart-Savage J, Blasco A, Battaglia L, Miranda P, Kopf GS, Tezón JG.
(1999) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10377034

Membrane hyperpolarization during capacitation of mouse sperm controls the availability of a calcium channel. Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci., U.S.A., 96, 6757-6762.
Arnault C, Kazam IG, Visconti PE, Kopf GS, Villaz M, Florman HM.
(1999) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10359785

Regulation of human sperm capacitation by a cholesterol efflux-stimulated signal transduction pathway leading to protein kinase A-mediated up-regulation of protein tyrosine phosphorylation. Mol.Human Reprod. 5: 1017-1026
Osheroff JE, Visconti PE, Valenzuela JP, Travis AJ, Alvarez JA, Kopf GS.
(1999) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10541563

Cholesterol efflux-mediated signal transduction in mammalian sperm: Cholesterol release signals an increase in protein tyrosine phosphorylation during mouse
Visconti PE, Ning X, Fornés MW, Alvarez JG, Stein P, Connors SA, Kopf GS. sperm capacitation. Dev. Biol. 214: 429-443.
(1999) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10525345