Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/89/5
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Embryo

The Disturbances of Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Homeostasis Caused by Increased Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species Contributes to Fragmentation in Aged Porcine Oocytes

Author: Da-Wei Tang, Yuan Fang, Zhen-Xing Liu, Yi Wu, Xian-Long Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 124, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.111302

Rho-Associated Kinase Activity Is Required for Proper Morphogenesis of the Inner Cell Mass in the Mouse Blastocyst

Author: Arlene May A. Laeno, Dana Ann A. Tamashiro, Vernadeth B. Alarcon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 122, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109470


Testis

Expression Profiling Reveals Developmentally Regulated lncRNA Repertoire in the Mouse Male Germline

Author: Jianqiang Bao, Jingwen Wu, Andrew S. Schuster, Grant W. Hennig, Wei Yan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 107, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113308

Cryopreservation of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells in Dimethylsulfoxide and Polyethylene Glycol

Author: Yong-An Lee, Yong-Hee Kim, Bang-Jin Kim, Mi-Sun Jung, Joong-Hyuck Auh …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 109, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.111195

Retinoblastoma Protein (RB1) Controls Fate Determination in Stem Cells and Progenitors of the Mouse Male Germline

Author: Qi-En Yang, Ivy Gwost, Melissa J. Oatley, Jon M. Oatley
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 113, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113159


Ovary

Ovarian Expression, Localization, and Function of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3) During the Periovulatory Period of the Human Menstrual Cycle

Author: Katherine L. Rosewell, Feixue Li, Muraly Puttabyatappa, James W. Akin, Mats Brännström …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 121, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106989

Expression Patterns and Regulatory Functions of MicroRNAs During the Initiation of Primordial Follicle Development in the Neonatal Mouse Ovary

Author: Shuhong Yang, Shuo Wang, Aiyue Luo, Ting Ding, Zhiwen Lai …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 126, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.107730

Granulosa Cells from Emerged Antral Follicles of the Bovine Ovary Initiate Inflammation in Response to Bacterial Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns via Toll-Like Receptor Pathways

Author: Jennifer Claire Price, Iain Martin Sheldon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 119, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.110965

Role of microRNA-136-3p on the Expression of Luteinizing Hormone-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptor mRNA in Rat Ovaries

Author: Yoshikazu Kitahara, Kazuto Nakamura, Kayoko Kogure, Takashi Minegishi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 114, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109207

Estrogen Responsiveness of the TFIID Subunit TAF4B in the Normal Mouse Ovary and in Ovarian Tumors

Author: Jennifer R. Wardell, Kendra M. Hodgkinson, April K. Binder, Kimberly A. Seymour, Kenneth S. Korach …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 116, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.111336


Reproductive Technology

Aberrant Epigenetic Modification in Murine Brain Tissues of Offspring from Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Blastomere Biopsies

Author: Hong-Cui Zhao, Yue Zhao, Min Li, Jie Yan, Li Li …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 117, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109926

Impact of Vitrification on the Meiotic Spindle and Components of the Microtubule-Organizing Center in Mouse Mature Oocytes

Author: Aileen N. Tamura, Thomas T.F. Huang, Yusuke Marikawa
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 112, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108167


Female Reproductive Tract

Decidual Angiogenesis and Placental Orientation Are Altered in Mice Heterozygous for a Dominant Loss-of-Function Gja1 (Connexin43) Mutation

Author: Elke Winterhager, Alexandra Gellhaus, Sandra M. Blois, Lesley A. Hill, Kevin J. Barr …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 111, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.111690


Gamete Biology

Selective Ablation of Ppp1cc Gene in Testicular Germ Cells Causes Oligo-Teratozoospermia and Infertility in Mice

Author: Nilam Sinha, Pawan Puri, Angus C. Nairn, Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 128, 1-15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.110239

DNA Topoisomerase II Is Dispensable for Oocyte Meiotic Resumption but Is Essential for Meiotic Chromosome Condensation and Separation in Mice

Author: Xiao-Meng Li, Chao Yu, Zhong-Wei Wang, Yin-Li Zhang, Xiao-Man Liu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 118, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.110692

Stability of DNA Methylation Patterns in Mouse Spermatogonia Under Conditions of MTHFR Deficiency and Methionine Supplementation

Author: Justine L. Garner, Kirsten M. Niles, Serge McGraw, Jonathan R. Yeh, Duncan W. Cushnie …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 125, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109066

Sperm Population Structure and Male Fertility: An Intraspecific Study of Sperm Design and Velocity in Red Deer

Author: Manuel Ramón, Ana Josefa Soler, José Antonio Ortiz, Olga García-Alvarez, Alejandro Maroto-Morales …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 110, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.112110

Signaling in Sperm: Toward a Molecular Understanding of the Acquisition of Sperm Motility in the Mouse Epididymis

Author: Melissa L. Vadnais, Haig K. Aghajanian, Angel Lin, George L. Gerton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 127, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.110163

CatSper and the Relationship of Hyperactivated Motility to Intracellular Calcium and pH Kinetics in Equine Sperm

Author: Shavahn C. Loux, Kristin R. Crawford, Nancy H. Ing, Lauro González-Fernández, Beatriz Macías-García …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 123, 1-15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.111708


Neuroendocrinology

Variation in Progesterone Receptors and GnRH Expression in the Hypothalamus of the Pregnant South American Plains Vizcacha, Lagostomus maximus (Mammalia, Rodentia)

Author: Verónica Berta Dorfman, Lucía Saucedo, Noelia Paula Di Giorgio, Pablo Ignacio Felipe Inserra, Nicolás Fraunhoffer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 115, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.107995


Toxicology

Mouse Strain Does Not Influence the Overall Effects of Bisphenol A-Induced Toxicity in Adult Antral Follicles

Author: Jackye Peretz, Steven L. Neese, Jodi A. Flaws
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 108, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.111864


World of Reproductive Biology (Highlights)

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 106, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113860


Pregnancy

Generalized Disturbance of DNA Methylation in the Uterine Decidua in the CBA/J × DBA/2 Mouse Model of Pregnancy Failure

Author: Lucia Y. Brown, Elizabeth A. Bonney, Renju S. Raj, Brian Nielsen, Stephen Brown
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 5, 1 November 2013, 120, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113142