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Sperm initiate a Ca2+ wave in frog eggs that is more similar to Ca2+ waves initiated by IP3 than by Ca2+.
Bugrim A
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Fontanilla R
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Eutenier BB
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Keizer J
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Nuccitelli R
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We have measured the initial propagation velocity of the sperm-induced Ca(2+) wave in the egg of Xenopus laevis and have compared it with the initial propagation velocities of the inositol triphosphate (IP(3))-induced and Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) waves. The initial mean propagation velocity of the sperm-induced wave (13 microm/s) is very similar to that of the IP(3)-induced waves (12.3 microm/s) and two times faster than the mean Ca(2+)-induced wave velocity (6.6 microm/s). We have generated realistic simulations of the fertilization wave in the frog egg using a computational technique based on the finite difference method. Modeling refinements presented here include equations for the production, degradation, and diffusion of IP(3), a description for Ca(2+) dynamics in the endoplasmic reticulum, and a highly concentrated endoplasmic reticulum in the egg cortex. We conclude that models incorporating sperm-induced IP(3) generation fit the data best and those involving the influx of either Ca(2+) or a diffusible sperm factor fit the data poorly. This independence from Ca(2+) influx is also supported by electrophysiological data indicating that Ca(2+) influx is not needed to maintain open Cl(-) channels that generate the fertilization potential.
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