Kongmanas K, Kruevaisayawan H, Saewu A, Sugeng C, Fernandes J, Souda P, Angel JB, Faull KF, Aitken RJ, Whitelegge J, Hardy D, Berger T, Baker M, and Tanphaichitr N.  Proteomic Characterization of Pig Sperm Anterior Head Plasma Membrane Reveals Roles of Acrosomal Proteins in ZP3 Binding.  J Cell Physiol Jul 30,2014. doi: 10.1002/jcp.24728. [Epub ahead of print |   

Srakaew N, Young CD, Sae-wu A, Xu H, Quesnel KL, diBrisco R, Kongmanas K, Fongmoon D, Hommalai G, Weerachatyanukul W, Hall SH, Zhang Y-L, Panza L, Franchini L, Compostella F, Pearson TW, Hancock RE, Oko RJ, Hermo LS, and Tanphaichitr N.  Antimicrobial host defence peptide, LL-37, as a potential vaginal contraceptive.  Human Reprod 2014, 29:683-96, doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu018, 

Xu H, Kongmanas K, Kadunganattil S, Smith CE, Rupar T, Goto-Inoue N, Hermo L, Faull KF, Tanphaichitr N.  Arylsulfatase A deficiency results in lyosomal storage disorder in Sertoli cells and male subfertility.   J Lipid Res. 2011 Dec;52(12):2187-97. Featuring the cover page.

Bou Khalil M, Chakrabandhu K, Weerachatyanukul W, Xu H, Vuong N, Buhr M, Berger T, Kumarathasan P, Carmona E, Wong PTT, Carrier D and Tanphaichitr N.  Pig sperm rafts have zona pellucida binding ability and contain the mammalian male germ cell specific sulfogalactosylglycerolipid.  Dev. Biol. 2006; 290:220-235.

Carmona E, Weerachatyanukul W, Soboloff T, Fluharty AL, Shite D, Promdee L, Ekker M, Berger T, Buhr M, and Tanphaichitr N.  Arylsulfatase A is present on the pig sperm surface and is involved in sperm-zona pellucida binding. Devel. Biol. 2002; 247:182-196.

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Kasekarn W, Kanazawa T, Hori K, Tsuchiyama T, Xue L, Garenaux E, Kongmanas K, Tanphaichitr N, Yasue H, Sato C, and Kitajima K. Pig sperm membrane microdomains contain a highly glycosylated 15-25-kDa wheat germ agglutinin-binding protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2012 Sep 28;426(3):356-62.   

Xu H, Liu F, Srakaew N, Koppisetty C, Nyholm PG, Carmona E, Tanphaichitr N. Sperm arylsulfatase A binds to mZP2 and mZP3 glycoproteins in a non-enzymatic manner.  Reproduction. 2012 Aug;144(2):209-19. 

Iamsaard S, Vanichviriyakit R, Hommalai G, Saewu A, Srakaew N, Withyachumnarnkul B, Basak A, Tanphaichitr N.Enzymatic activity of sperm proprotein convertase is important for mammalian fertilization.  J Cell Physiol. 2011 Nov;226(11):2817-26.    

Diao H, Yu H, Sun F, Zhang Y, Tanphaichitr N. Rat recombinant β-defensin 22 is a heparin-binding protein with antimicrobial activity. Asian J Androl. 2011 Mar;13(2):305-11.  

Kongmanas K, Xu H, Franchini L, Panza L, Ronchetti F, Faull K, Tanphaichitr N. Seminolipid quantification by ESI-LCMS and multiple reaction monitoring: compensation of seminolipid expression Cgt +/- mice. J Lipid Res 2010 Dec;51(12):3548-58  

Phillips KP, Tanphaichitr N. Mechanisms of Obesity-Induced Male Infertility. Expert Rev Endocrin Metabol 2010; 5: 229-251. 

Schenk M, Costa Santos D, Koppisetty C, Carmona E, Bhatia S, Brisson J-R, Nyholm P-G*, Tanphaichitr N*.  Interaction of arylsulfatase-A (ASA) with its natural sulfoglycolipid substrates: a computational and site-directed mutagenesis study.  Glycoconjugate J 2009; 26: 1029-1045.      *shared senior authorship    

Nixon B, Harman A, McLaughlin EA, Tanphaichitr N, Aitken RJ.  Composition and significance of lipid rafts in mouse spermatozoa.  J Cell Physiol 2009; 218:122-134.    

Orimoto AM, Dumaresq-Dorion K, Jiang J-J, Tanphaichitr N, Tsang BK, Carmona E.  Mammalian hyaluronidase induces ovarian granulose cell apoptosis and is involved in follicular atresia.  Endocrinology 2008; 149:5835-5847.    

Anupriwan A, Schenk M, Kongmanas K, Vanichviriyakit V, Costa Santos D, Wu A, Yaghoubian A, Berger T, Faull K, Sretarugsa P, Tanphaichitr N.  Presence of arylsulfatase A and sulfogalactosylglycerolipid in ovaries: Localization to the corpus luteum. Endocrinology 2008; 149:3942-3951.    

Kruevaisayawan H, Vanichviriyakit R, Weerachatyanukul W, Taweepreda P, Basak A,  Withyachumnarnkul B, Tanphaichitr N*, Sobhon P*. Sperm acrosome reaction in Penaeus monodon: Roles of the binding components in egg water and sperm acrosomal trypsin.  Biol. Reprod. 2008;79:134-141.   *shared senior authorship    

Franchini L, Panza L, Kongmanas K, Tanphaichitr N, Faull K, Ronchetti F.  An efficient and convenient synthesis of deuterium-labelled seminolipid isotopomers and their ESI-MS characterization.  Chem Phys Lipids. 2008; 152:78-85.  

Phillips K, Tanphaichitr N. Human exposure to endocrine disrupters and semen quality. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health, Part B, 2008; 11:188-220.  

Wu A, Anupriwan A, Iamsaard S, Chakrabandhu K, Costa Santos D, Rupar T, Tsang BK, Carmona E, Tanphaichitr N. Sperm surface arylsulfatase A can disperse the cumulus matrix of cumulus oocyte complexes.  J. Cell. Physiol. 2007; 213(1): 203-211.      

Tanphaichitr N, Faull KF, Yaghoubian A, and Xu H. Roles of sperm lipid rafts and sulfogalactosyglycerolipid (SGG) in sperm functions: Consensus and controversy. Trends Glycosci. Glycotech. 2007; 19:67-83.  

Tanphaichitr N, Carmona E, Bou Khalil M, Xu H, Berger T, Gerton GL. New insights into sperm-zona pellucida interaction:involvement of sperm lipid rafts. Front. Biosci. 2007; 12:1748-1766. 

 Weerachatyanukul W, Probodh I, Kongmanas K, Tanphaichitr N*, Johnston LJ*. Visualizing the localization of sulfoglycolipids in lipid raft domains in model membranes and sperm membrane extracts. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Biomembranes, 2007; 1768: 299-310. *shared senior authorship

Gyamera-Acheampong C, Tantibhedhyangkul J, Tadros H, Sirois F, Weerachatyanukul W, van de Loo J, Pelletier R-M, Tanphaichiatr N*, MbiKay M*. Proprotein convertase 4 (PC4) is located on the acrosomal plasma membrane and its deficiency renders spermatozoa less efficient at egg-binding. Biol. Reprod. 2006; 74: 666 - 673. *shared senior authorship    

Furimsky A, Vuong N, Xu H, Kumarathasan P, Weerachatyanukul W, Bou Khalil M, Kates M, and Tanphaichitr N. Percoll-gradient centrifuged capacitated mouse sperm have increased fertilizing ability and higher contents of sulfogalactosylglycerolipid and docosahexaenoic acid- containing phosphatidylcholine than washed capacitated mouse sperm.  Biol. Reprod. 2005; 72:574-583.    

Xu H, Tanphaichitr N, Forkert G, Anupriwan A, Weerachatyanukul W, Vincent R, Leader A and Wade MG.  Exposure to trichloroethylene and its metabolites causes impairment of sperm fertilizing ability in mice.  Toxicol. Sci. 2004 Dec; 82(2):590-7.  

Forkert PG, Lash L, Tardif R, Tanphaichitr N, Vandevoort C, and Moussa M. Identification of trichloroethylene and its metabolites in human seminal fluid of workers exposed to trichloroethylene. Drug Metab Dispos. 2003; 31:306-311.    

Weerachatyanukul W, Xu H, Anupriwan A, Wade M, Carmona E, Hermo L., Rippstein P, Sobhon P and Tanphaichitr N. Acquisition of arylsulfatase A (AS-A) onto the mouse sperm surface during epididymal transit. Biol. Reprod. 2003, 69:1183-92.    

Tanphaichitr N, Haebe J, Leader A, Carmona E, Harris JD, Silva SM, Antunes TT,  Chakrabandhu K, Léveillé MC.  Towards a more precise assay of sperm function in egg binding which ART is best suited for treating male infertility. J. Obst. Gynec. Canada  2003; 25:461-470.      This manuscript was mainly written by me.      

Carmona E, Weerachatyanukul W, Xu H, Fluharty AL, Anupriwan A, Shoushtarian A, Chakrabandhu K and Tanphaichitr N.  Binding of arylsulfatase A to mouse sperm inhibits gamete interaction and induces the arosome reaction. Biol. Reprod. 2002; 66: 1820-1827.  

Tantibhedhyangkul J, Weerachatyanukul W, Carmona E, Xu H, Anupriwan A, Michaud D, and Tanphaichitr N.  Role of sperm surface arylsulfatase A in mouse sperm-zona pellucida binding.  Biol. Reprod. 2002; 67:212-219.

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