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Chemotaxis of sperm cells
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We develop a theoretical description of sperm chemotaxis. Sperm cells of many species are guided to the egg by chemoattractants, a process called chemotaxis. Motor proteins in the flagellum of the sperm generate a regular beat of the flagellum, which propels the sperm in a fluid. In the absence of a chemoattractant, sperm swim in circles in two dimensions and along helical paths in three dimensions. Chemoattractants stimulate a signaling system in the flagellum, which regulates the motors to control sperm swimming. Our theoretical description of sperm chemotaxis in two and three dimensions is based on a generic signaling module that regulates the curvature and torsion of the swimming path. In the presence of a chemoattractant, swimming paths are drifting circles in two dimensions and deformed helices in three dimensions. The swimming paths can be described by a dynamical system that exhibits different dynamic regimes, which correspond to different chemotactic behaviours. We conclude that sampling a concentration field of chemoattractant along circular and helical swimming paths is a robust strategy for chemotaxis that works reliably for a vast range of parameters.
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- Friedrich, B. M., & Jülicher, F.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2007-08-14
- Volume
- 104
- Issue
- 33
- Pages
- 13256-13261
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- OpenAlex
- W2059469311
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- 287
- References
- 83
- FWCI
- 8.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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