@kairacarstens

I am studying bioenergetic & biomechanical coupling in mosquito sperm!

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Potential Flagellar Beat Mechanism

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References

Phillips D. M. (1969). Exceptions to the prevailing pattern of tubules (9 + 9 + 2) in the sperm flagella of certain insect species. The Journal of cell biology
Thaler, C. D., Miyata, H., Haimo, L. T., & Cardullo, R. A. (2013). Waveform generation is controlled by phosphorylation and swimming direction is controlled by Ca2+ in sperm from the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. Biology of reproduction
Using the Culex pipiens sperm proteome to identify elements essential for mosquito reproductionThaler, C. D., Carstens, K., Martinez, G., Stephens, K., & Cardullo, R. A. (2023). Using the Culex pipiens sperm proteome to identify elements essential for mos
Using the Culex pipiens sperm proteome to identify elements essential for mosquito reproductionThaler, C. D., Carstens, K., Martinez, G., Stephens, K., & Cardullo, R. A. (2023). Using the Culex pipiens sperm proteome to identify elements essential for mos
Hansen, J. N., Rassmann, S., Jikeli, J. F., & Wachten, D. (2018). SpermQ-A Simple Analysis Software to Comprehensively Study Flagellar Beating and Sperm Steering. Cells
Hansen, J. N., Rassmann, S., Jikeli, J. F., & Wachten, D. (2018). SpermQ-A Simple Analysis Software to Comprehensively Study Flagellar Beating and Sperm Steering. Cells
Noble, J. M., Degner, E. C., Harrington, L. C., & Kourkoutis, L. F. (2019). Cryo-Electron Microscopy Reveals That Sperm Modification Coincides with Female Fertility in the Mosquito Aedes aegypti. Scientific reports
Stephens, K., Cardullo, R. A., & Thaler, C. D. (2018). Culex pipiens sperm motility is initiated by a trypsin-like protease from male accessory glands. Molecular reproduction and development

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