Evolution of octopod sperm II: comparison of acrosomal morphogenesis in Eledone and Octopus. 2002

Enric Ribes, and Pepita Gimenez-Bonafé, and Maria J Zamora, and Angel Gonzalez, and Harold Kasinsky, and Manel Chiva
Departament de Biologia Cellular, Facultat de Biologia, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

The first stages of acrosome development during Eledone cirrhosa spermiogenesis are similar to that in Octopus vulgaris, and comprise the initial elongation of both organelles. However, the acrosome in E. cirrhosa does not continue its elongation as it does in O. vulgaris. Instead, its length remains fixed and it undergoes a process of helicoidization that includes the entire organelle. In each spermatid, helicoidization of the E. cirrhosa acrosome occurs simultaneously with helicoidization of the nucleus. The acrosome is associated with special structures that probably are involved in the helical torsion of the organelle. We propose a hypothesis to explain the evolutionary relationship between the acrosomes of O. vulgaris and E. cirrhosa, particularly as it is influenced by nucleomorphogenesis and microtubular contraction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009024 Morphogenesis The development of anatomical structures to create the form of a single- or multi-cell organism. Morphogenesis provides form changes of a part, parts, or the whole organism.
D005075 Biological Evolution The process of cumulative change over successive generations through which organisms acquire their distinguishing morphological and physiological characteristics. Evolution, Biological
D000177 Acrosome The cap-like structure covering the anterior portion of SPERM HEAD. Acrosome, derived from LYSOSOMES, is a membrane-bound organelle that contains the required hydrolytic and proteolytic enzymes necessary for sperm penetration of the egg in FERTILIZATION. Acrosomes
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013091 Spermatogenesis The process of germ cell development in the male from the primordial germ cells, through SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATIDS; to the mature haploid SPERMATOZOA. Spermatocytogenesis,Spermiogenesis
D013094 Spermatozoa Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural changes including the loss of cytoplasm, condensation of CHROMATIN into the SPERM HEAD, formation of the ACROSOME cap, the SPERM MIDPIECE and the SPERM TAIL that provides motility. Sperm,Spermatozoon,X-Bearing Sperm,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperm,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Sperm, X-Bearing,Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, X-Bearing,Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,X Bearing Sperm,X Chromosome Bearing Sperm,X-Bearing Sperms,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms,Y Bearing Sperm,Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperms,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms
D049831 Octopodiformes A superorder in the class CEPHALOPODA, consisting of the orders Octopoda (octopus) with over 200 species and Vampyromorpha with a single species. The latter is a phylogenetic relic but holds the key to the origins of Octopoda. Octopoda,Octopus,Octopuses,Octopodas,Octopodiforme,Octopuse

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