Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/82/5
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Commentary

A Novel Maternal mRNA Storage Compartment in Mouse Oocytes

Author: Melissa E. Pepling
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 807–808,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.084376


Minireview

The Role of Chemokines in Term and Premature Rupture of the Fetal Membranes: A Review

Author: Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, Estibalitz Laresgoiti-Servitje, David M. Olson, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutiérrez, Felipe Vadillo-Ortega
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 809–814,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.080432


Ovary

Endocrine Characterization of the Reproductive Axis in Highly Prolific Lacaune Sheep Homozygous for the FecLL Mutation

Author: Laurence Drouilhet, Catherine Taragnat, Joël Fontaine, Anne Duittoz, Philippe Mulsant …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 815–824,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082065

WNT2 Regulates DNA Synthesis in Mouse Granulosa Cells Through Beta-Catenin

Author: Hong-Xing Wang, Tony Y. Li, Gerald M. Kidder
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 865–875,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.080903

Effect of Prostaglandin F2 Alpha on Local Luteotropic and Angiogenic Factors During Induced Functional Luteolysis in the Bovine Corpus Luteum

Author: Bajram Berisha, Heinrich H.D. Meyer, Dieter Schams
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 940–947,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076752


Testis

Interdependence of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor and Estrogen-Signaling Pathways in Inducing Neonatal Rat Testicular Gonocytes Proliferation

Author: Raphael Thuillier, Monty Mazer, Gurpreet Manku, Annie Boisvert, Yan Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 825–836,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081729

Activin Bioactivity Affects Germ Cell Differentiation in the Postnatal Mouse Testis In Vivo

Author: Sridurga Mithraprabhu, Sirisha Mendis, Sarah J. Meachem, Laura Tubino, Martin M. Matzuk …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 980–990,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079855


Pregnancy

Milk Secretion and Ejection Are Impaired in the Mammary Gland of Mice Harboring a Cx43 Mutant While Expression and Localization of Tight and Adherens Junction Proteins Remain Unchanged

Author: Isabelle Plante, Andrea Wallis, Qing Shao, Dale W. Laird
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 837–847,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081406

Cathepsin B, Cathepsin L, and Cystatin C in the Porcine Uterus and Placenta: Potential Roles in Endometrial/Placental Remodeling and in Fluid-Phase Transport of Proteins Secreted by Uterine Epithelia Across Placental Areolae

Author: Gwonhwa Song, Daniel W. Bailey, Kathrin A. Dunlap, Robert C. Burghardt, Thomas E. Spencer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 854–864,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.080929

The Sphingosine 1-Phosphate (S1P) Signaling Pathway Is Regulated During Pregnancy in Sheep

Author: Kathrin A. Dunlap, Hyeong-il Kwak, Robert C. Burghardt, Fuller W. Bazer, Ronald R. Magness …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 876–887,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081604

Paracrine Factors from Human Placental Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Protect Endothelium from Oxidative Injury via STAT3 and Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Activation

Author: Shu-Hsiang Liu, Jian-Pei Huang, Robert Kuo-Kuang Lee, Ming-Chao Huang, Yi-Hsin Wu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 905–913,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081828

Function-Specific Intracellular Signaling Pathways Downstream of Heparin-Binding EGF-Like Growth Factor Utilized by Human Trophoblasts

Author: Philip Jessmon, Brian A. Kilburn, Roberto Romero, Richard E. Leach, D. Randall Armant
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 921–929,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082305

The DSCs-Expressed CD82 Controls the Invasiveness of Trophoblast Cells via Integrinbeta1/MAPK/MAPK3/1 Signaling Pathway in Human First-Trimester Pregnancy

Author: Ming-Qing Li, Xiao-Fan Hou, Jun Shao, Chuan-Ling Tang, Da-Jin Li
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 968–979,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.080739


Reproductive Technology

Cryopreservation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells with a New Bulk Vitrification Method

Author: Tao Li, Qingyun Mai, Jun Gao, Canquan Zhou
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 848–853,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.080713

Donor-Host Involvement in Immature Rat Testis Xenografting into Nude Mouse Hosts

Author: Stefan Schlatt, Birgit Westernströer, Kathrin Gassei, Jens Ehmcke
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 888–895,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082073

Chub Mackerel Gonads Support Colonization, Survival, and Proliferation of Intraperitoneally Transplanted Xenogenic Germ Cells

Author: Ryosuke Yazawa, Yutaka Takeuchi, Kentaro Higuchi, Takashi Yatabe, Naoki Kabeya …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 896–904,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081281


Toxicology

The Environmental Toxicant 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin Disturbs the Establishment and Maintenance of Cell Polarity in Preimplantation Rat Embryos

Author: Karla J. Hutt, Zhanquan Shi, Brian K. Petroff, David F. Albertini
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 914–920,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081109


Gamete Biology

USP8, a Regulator of Endosomal Sorting, Is Involved in Mouse Acrosome Biogenesis Through Interaction with the Spermatid ESCRT-0 Complex and Microtubules

Author: Giovanna Berruti, Michela Ripolone, Michela Ceriani
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 930–939,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081679

Oocyte Numbers in the Mouse Increase after Treatment with 5-Aminoisoquinolinone: A Potent Inhibitor of Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation

Author: Hong Qian, Jiasen Xu, Maria D. Lalioti, Kanat Gulle, Denny Sakkas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 1000–1007,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.080697

P-Body Loss Is Concomitant with Formation of a Messenger RNA Storage Domain in Mouse Oocytes

Author: Matyas Flemr, Jun Ma, Richard M. Schultz, Petr Svoboda
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 1008–1017,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082057


Male Reproductive Tract

Absence of Estrogen Receptor Alpha Leads to Physiological Alterations in the Mouse Epididymis and Consequent Defects in Sperm Function

Author: Avenel Joseph, Rex A. Hess, David J. Schaeffer, CheMyong Ko, Susan Hudgin-Spivey …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 948–957,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079889

Epididymal Hypo-Osmolality Induces Abnormal Sperm Morphology and Function in the Estrogen Receptor Alpha Knockout Mouse

Author: Avenel Joseph, Barry D. Shur, CheMyong Ko, Pierre Chambon, Rex A. Hess
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 958–967,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.080366


Female Reproductive Tract

Constitutive Activation of Smoothened Leads to Female Infertility and Altered Uterine Differentiation in the Mouse

Author: Heather L. Franco, Kevin Y. Lee, Cory A. Rubel, Chad J. Creighton, Lisa D. White …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 May 2010, Pages 991–999,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081513