title: Calcium signaling surrounding fertilization in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
abstract: Calcium plays a prominent role during fertilization in many animals. This review focuses on roles of Ca(2+) during the events around fertilization in the model organism, Caenorhabditis elegans. Specifically, the role of Ca(2+) in sperm, oocytes and the surrounding somatic tissues during fertilization will be discussed, with the focus on sperm activation, meiotic maturation of oocytes, ovulation, sperm-egg interaction and fertilization.
authors.affiliation: Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, United States. guna@waksman.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Gunasekaran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singaravelu
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D005306:Fertilization; D008540:Meiosis; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D010060:Ovulation; D013084:Sperm-Ovum Interactions
chemical_list: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D015220:Calcium Channels; C477118:spe-41 protein, C elegans