Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/78/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Highlights

Biology of Reproduction Highlights …

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Page 957,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070284


Articles

Prm3, the Fourth Gene in the Mouse Protamine Gene Cluster, Encodes a Conserved Acidic Protein That Affects Sperm Motility

Author: Pawel Grzmil, Dagmara Boinska, Kenneth C. Kleene, Ibrahim Adham, Gregor Schlüter …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 958–967,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065706

Endoglin (CD105) Expression Is Regulated by the Liver X Receptor Alpha (NR1H3) in Human Trophoblast Cell Line JAR

Author: Joëlle Henry-Berger, Kevin Mouzat, Silvère Baron, Carmelo Bernabeu, Geoffroy Marceau …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 968–975,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066498

Prostaglandin E2-Mediated Migration of Human Trophoblast Requires RAC1 and CDC42

Author: Catalin Nicola, Peeyush K. Lala, Chandan Chakraborty
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 976–982,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065433

Identification of the Molecular Chaperone, Heat Shock Protein 1 (Chaperonin 10), in the Reproductive Tract and in Capacitating Spermatozoa in the Male Mouse

Author: Andrew Walsh, Dean Whelan, Amanda Bielanowicz, Brooke Skinner, R. John Aitken …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 983–993,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066860

Functional Redundancy of TGF-beta Family Type I Receptors and Receptor-Smads in Mediating Anti-Müllerian Hormone-Induced Müllerian Duct Regression in the Mouse

Author: G.D. Orvis, S.P. Jamin, K.M. Kwan, Y. Mishina, V.M. Kaartinen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 994–1001,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066605

Intrauterine Growth Retardation in Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase-Deficient Mice Is Established from Early Stages of Pregnancy

Author: Pilar Pallares, Antonio Gonzalez-Bulnes
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1002–1006,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066159

Multiple Signals Regulate Phospholipase CBeta3 in Human Myometrial Cells

Author: Miao Zhong, Dilyara A. Murtazina, Jennifer Phillips, Chun-Ying Ku, Barbara M. Sanborn
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1007–1017,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.064485

In Utero Exposure to Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Exerts Both Short-Term and Long-Lasting Suppressive Effects on Testosterone Production in the Rat

Author: Martine Culty, Raphael Thuillier, Wenping Li, Yan Wang, Daniel B. Martinez-Arguelles …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1018–1028,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065649

Delayed Parturition and Altered Myometrial Progesterone Receptor Isoform A Expression in Mice Null for Krüppel-Like Factor 9

Author: Zhaoyang Zeng, Michael C. Velarde, Frank A. Simmen, Rosalia C.M. Simmen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1029–1037,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065821

Regulated Expression of ADAM8 (a Disintegrin and Metalloprotease Domain 8) in the Mouse Ovary: Evidence for a Regulatory Role of Luteinizing Hormone, Progesterone Receptor, and Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Growth Factors

Author: Venkataraman Sriraman, Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter, Jörg W. Bartsch, Andrea Rittger, Sabine M. Mulders …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1038–1048,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066340

Abortion in Mice with Excessive Erythrocytosis Is Due to Impaired Arteriogenesis of the Uterine Arcade

Author: Max Gassmann, Annamaria Manini, Thomas Stallmach, Bianca Saam, Gisela Kuhn …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1049–1057,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065532

Overexpression of SK3 Channels Dampens Uterine Contractility to Prevent Preterm Labor in Mice

Author: Stephanie L. Pierce, Jessica D.K. Kresowik, Kathryn G. Lamping, Sarah K. England
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1058–1063,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066423

Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) Expression in Preeclamptic Decidua and MMP9 Induction by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin 1 Beta in Human First Trimester Decidual Cells

Author: Charles J. Lockwood, Ceyda Oner, Yesim H. Uz, Umit A. Kayisli, S. Joseph Huang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1064–1072,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.063743

Nuclear Histone Deacetylases Are Not Required for Global Histone Deacetylation During Meiotic Maturation in Porcine Oocytes

Author: Tsutomu Endo, Kiyoshi Kano, Kunihiko Naito
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1073–1080,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.067397

Difference in Ca2+ Oscillation-Inducing Activity and Nuclear Translocation Ability of PLCZ1, an Egg-Activating Sperm Factor Candidate, Between Mouse, Rat, Human, and Medaka Fish

Author: Masahiko Ito, Tomohide Shikano, Shoji Oda, Takashi Horiguchi, Satomi Tanimoto …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1081–1090,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067801

Effects of Perinatal Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Adult Female Rat Reproduction: Development, Reproductive Physiology, and Second Generational Effects

Author: Rebecca M. Steinberg, Deena M. Walker, Thomas E. Juenger, Michael J. Woller, Andrea C. Gore
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1091–1101,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.067249

Cyclosporin A Promotes Growth and Invasiveness In Vitro of Human First-Trimester Trophoblast Cells Via MAPK3/MAPK1-Mediated AP1 and Ca2+/Calcineurin/NFAT Signaling Pathways

Author: Mei-Rong Du, Wen-Hui Zhou, Lin Dong, Xiao-Yong Zhu, Yin-Yan He …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1102–1110,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.063503

Inhibition of Rat Oocyte Maturation and Ovulation by Nitric Oxide: Mechanism of Action

Author: Sagit Sela-Abramovich, Dalia Galiani, Nava Nevo, Nava Dekel
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1111–1118,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065490

Effect of Basolateral Adenosine Triphosphate on Chloride Secretion by Bovine Oviductal Epithelium

Author: N. Keating, L.R. Quinlan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1119–1126,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065508

A Novel Potent Indazole Carboxylic Acid Derivative Blocks Spermatogenesis and Is Contraceptive in Rats after a Single Oral Dose

Author: Joseph S. Tash, Barbara Attardi, Sheri A. Hild, Ramappa Chakrasali, Sudhakar R. Jakkaraj …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1127–1138,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.057810

Gamendazole, an Orally Active Indazole Carboxylic Acid Male Contraceptive Agent, Targets HSP90AB1 (HSP90BETA) and EEF1A1 (eEF1A), and Stimulates Il1a Transcription in Rat Sertoli Cells

Author: Joseph S. Tash, Ramappa Chakrasali, Sudhakar R. Jakkaraj, Jennifer Hughes, S. Kendall Smith …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1139–1152,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.062679

The Capacity of Primordial Follicles in Fetal Bovine Ovaries to Initiate Growth In Vitro Develops During Mid-Gestation and Is Associated with Meiotic Arrest of Oocytes

Author: M.Y. Yang, J.E. Fortune
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 6, 1 June 2008, Pages 1153–1161,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066688