Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/88/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Immunology

Profiling Lgals9 Splice Variant Expression at the Fetal-Maternal Interface: Implications in Normal and Pathological Human Pregnancy

Author: Roy Heusschen, Nancy Freitag, Irene Tirado-González, Gabriela Barrientos, Petra Moschansky …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 22, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105460


Pregnancy

Wnt6 Is Essential for Stromal Cell Proliferation During Decidualization in Mice

Author: Qiang Wang, Jinhua Lu, Shuang Zhang, Shumin Wang, Weixiang Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 5, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104687

Modulation of Cholesterol Transport by Insulin-Treated Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Human Full-Term Placenta

Author: Evemie Dubé, Maude Ethier-Chiasson, Julie Lafond
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 16, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105619

SIRT6 Is Decreased with Preterm Labor and Regulates Key Terminal Effector Pathways of Human Labor in Fetal Membranes

Author: Ratana Lim, Gillian Barker, Martha Lappas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 17, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105163

Synthetic Glucocorticoid Dexamethasone Inhibits Branching Morphogenesis
in the Spiny Mouse Placenta

Author: Bree A. O’Connell, Karen M. Moritz, David W. Walker, Hayley Dickinson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 26, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100644


Gamete Biology

Involvement of Bicarbonate-Induced Radical Signaling in Oxysterol Formation and Sterol Depletion of Capacitating Mammalian Sperm During In Vitro Fertilization

Author: Arjan Boerke, Jos F. Brouwers, Vesa M. Olkkonen, Chris H.A. van de Lest, Edita Sostaric …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 21, 1-18,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101253

Developmental Arrest and Mouse Antral Not-Surrounded Nucleolus Oocytes

Author: Manuela Monti, Mario Zanoni, Alberto Calligaro, Minoru S.H. Ko, Pierluigi Mauri …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 2, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103887

Maternally Recruited DCP1A and DCP2 Contribute to Messenger RNA Degradation During Oocyte Maturation and Genome Activation in Mouse

Author: Jun Ma, Matyas Flemr, Hynek Strnad, Petr Svoboda, Richard M. Schultz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 11, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105312

Enhanced Genetic Integrity in Mouse Germ Cells

Author: Patricia Murphey, Derek J. McLean, C. Alex McMahan, Christi A. Walter, John R. McCarrey
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 6, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103481


Ovary

EGF-Like Ligands Mediate Progesterone’s Anti-Apoptotic Action on Macaque Granulosa Cells

Author: Muraly Puttabyatappa, Rebecca S. Brogan, Catherine A. VandeVoort, Charles L. Chaffin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 18, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103002

Glucose-Regulated Protein, 78-Kilodalton Is a Modulator of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Expression in Luteinizing Granulosa Cells in Rats

Author: Kayoko Kogure, Kazuto Nakamura, Sadatomo Ikeda, Yoshikazu Kitahara, Toshio Nishimura …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 8, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101873

The Ephrin Signaling Pathway Regulates Morphology and Adhesion of Mouse Granulosa Cells In Vitro

Author: Adrian V. Buensuceso, Bonnie J. Deroo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 25, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100123

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 RNA-Binding Protein Interacts with Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 to Regulate Progesterone’s Ability to Maintain the Viability of Spontaneously Immortalized Granulosa Cells and Rat Granulosa Cells

Author: John J. Peluso, Angela Yuan, Xiufang Liu, Valentina Lodde
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 20, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103036


Testis

MicroRNA 146 (Mir146) Modulates Spermatogonial Differentiation by Retinoic Acid in Mice

Author: Jessica M. Huszar, Christopher J. Payne
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 15, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103747

Zebrafish dmrta2 Regulates the Expression of cdkn2c in Spermatogenesis in the Adult Testis

Author: Shan Xu, Wei Xia, Yonathan Zohar, Jian-Fang Gui
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 14, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105130

Computer-Assisted Annotation of Murine Sertoli Cell Small RNA Transcriptome

Author: Nicole Ortogero, Grant W. Hennig, Chad Langille, Seungil Ro, John R. McCarrey …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 3, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.102269


Environment

Atrazine Inhibits Pulsatile Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Release Without Altering GnRH Messenger RNA or Protein Levels in the Female Rat

Author: Chad D. Foradori, Arthur D. Zimmerman, Laura R. Hinds, Kristen L. Zuloaga, Charles B. Breckenridge …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 9, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.102277


Reproductive Technology

Viral Transduction of Male Germline Stem Cells Results in Transgene Transmission after Germ Cell Transplantation in Pigs

Author: Wenxian Zeng, Lin Tang, Alla Bondareva, Ali Honaramooz, Valeria Tanco …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 27, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104422

Oocytes Survive in the Testis by Altering the Soma Fate from Male to Female in the Protandrous Black Porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli

Author: Guan-Chung Wu, Ching-Fong Chang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 19, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104398


Neuroendocrinology

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Can Promote the Development of Neonatal Rat Primordial Follicles During In Vitro Culture

Author: Niannian Chen, Yu Li, Wenjun Wang, Yun Ma, Dongzi Yang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 12, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.098335


Commentary

Losing Mom’s Message: Requirement for DCP1A and DCP2 in the Degradation of Maternal Transcripts During Oocyte Maturation

Author: Lisa M. Mehlmann
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 10, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106591


Male Reproductive Tract

Estrogen Receptors Alpha and Beta in Male and Female Gerbil Prostates

Author: Sabrina S. Rochel-Maia, Fernanda C.A. Santos, Paloma Alonso-Magdalena, Rejane Maira Góes, Patricia S.L. Vilamaior …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 7, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103614


Female Reproductive Tract

Seminal Plasma Induces Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase (PTGS) 2 Expression in Immortalized Human Vaginal Cells: Involvement of Semen Prostaglandin E2 in PTGS2 Upregulation

Author: Theresa Joseph, Irina A. Zalenskaya, Lyn C. Sawyer, Neelima Chandra, Gustavo F. Doncel
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 13, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101956

Nursing for 48 Hours from Birth Supports Porcine Uterine Gland Development and Endometrial Cell Compartment-Specific Gene Expression

Author: Dori J. Miller, Anne A. Wiley, Joseph C. Chen, Carol A. Bagnell, Frank F. Bartol
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 4, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105056


Toxicology

Di-n-Butyl Phthalate Disrupts the Expression of Genes Involved in Cell Cycle and Apoptotic Pathways in Mouse Ovarian Antral Follicles

Author: Zelieann R. Craig, Patrick R. Hannon, Wei Wang, Ayelet Ziv-Gal, Jodi A. Flaws
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 23, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105122


Minireview

The Role of Maternal-Fetal Cholesterol Transport in Early Fetal Life: Current Insights

Author: Maria E. Baardman, Wilhelmina S. Kerstjens-Frederikse, Rolf M.F. Berger, Marian K. Bakker, Robert M.W. Hofstra …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 24, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.102442


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, 1, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105957