Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/90/3
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Embryo

Functional Role of the Bovine Oocyte-Specific Protein JY-1 in Meiotic Maturation, Cumulus Expansion, and Subsequent Embryonic Development

Author: Kyung-Bon Lee, Gabbine Wee, Kun Zhang, Joseph K. Folger, Jason G. Knott …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 69, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115071

RNA-Seq Transcriptome Profiling of Equine Inner Cell Mass and Trophectoderm

Author: Khursheed Iqbal, James L. Chitwood, Geraldine A. Meyers-Brown, Janet F. Roser, Pablo J. Ross
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 61, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113928


Testis

Loss of Sertoli-Germ Cell Adhesion Determines the Rapid Germ Cell Elimination During the Seasonal Regression of the Seminiferous Epithelium of the Large Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus villosus

Author: Juan Pablo Luaces, Luis Francisco Rossi, Roberta Beatriz Sciurano, Paola Rebuzzini, Valeria Merico …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 48, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113118

Loss of Smad4 in Sertoli and Leydig Cells Leads to Testicular Dysgenesis and Hemorrhagic Tumor Formation in Mice

Author: Denise R. Archambeault, Humphrey Hung-Chang Yao
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 62, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.111393

Synergistic Effect of Interferon-Gamma and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha on Coxsackievirus and Adenovirus Receptor Expression: An Explanation of Cell Sloughing During Testicular Inflammation in Mice

Author: Ying Gao, Wing-Yee Lui
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 59, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113407


Pregnancy

Stimulatory Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Proliferation and Migration of Porcine Trophectoderm Cells and Their Regulation by the Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase-AKT and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cell Signaling Pathways

Author: Wooyoung Jeong, Jinyoung Kim, Fuller W. Bazer, Gwonhwa Song
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 50, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115873

Expression of Heparanase Is Associated with Breed-Specific Morphological Characters of Placental Folded Bilayer Between Yorkshire and Meishan Pigs

Author: Linjun Hong, Chunyan Hou, Xiaoping Li, Changchun Li, Shuhong Zhao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 56, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.114181

Maternal Obesity Impairs Specific Regulatory Pathways in Human Myometrial Arteries

Author: Christina E. Hayward, Elizabeth J. Cowley, Tracey A. Mills, Colin P. Sibley, Mark Wareing
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 65, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.112623

Integral Proteomic Analysis of Blastocysts Reveals Key Molecular Machinery Governing Embryonic Diapause and Reactivation for Implantation in Mice

Author: Zheng Fu, Bingyan Wang, Shumin Wang, Weiwei Wu, Qiang Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 52, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115337


Gamete Biology

Evolution of Protamine Genes and Changes in Sperm Head Phenotype in Rodents

Author: Lena Lüke, Alberto Vicens, Maximiliano Tourmente, Eduardo R.S. Roldan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 67, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115956

Transducin-Like Enhancer of Split-6 (TLE6) Is a Substrate of Protein Kinase A Activity During Mouse Oocyte Maturation

Author: Francesca E. Duncan, Elizabeth Padilla-Banks, Miranda L. Bernhardt, Teri S. Ord, Wendy N. Jefferson …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 63, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.112565

GPI-Anchored Protein Complex, LY6K/TEX101, Is Required for Sperm Migration into the Oviduct and Male Fertility in Mice

Author: Yoshitaka Fujihara, Masaru Okabe, Masahito Ikawa
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 60, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.112888

Effect of Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Peptides on the Metabolism of In Vitro- Matured Mouse Oocytes and Cumulus Cells

Author: Dulama Richani, Melanie L. Sutton-McDowall, Laura A. Frank, Robert B. Gilchrist, Jeremy G. Thompson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 49, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115311

Retinoic Acid Induces Multiple Hallmarks of the Prospermatogonia-to-Spermatogonia Transition in the Neonatal Mouse

Author: Jonathan T. Busada, Evelyn P. Kaye, Randall H. Renegar, Christopher B. Geyer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 64, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.114645

Cytoplasmic Anchoring of cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase (PKA) by A-Kinase Anchor Proteins (AKAPs) Is Required for Meiotic Arrest of Porcine Full-Grown and Growing Oocytes

Author: Takanori Nishimura, Wataru Fujii, Koji Sugiura, Kunihiko Naito
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 58, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.114736


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Vitellogenesis-Inhibiting Hormone (VIH) Is Predominantly Expressed in the Brain and Negatively Regulates Hepatopancreatic Vitellogenin (VTG) Gene Expression

Author: Ting Chen, Lv-Ping Zhang, Nai-Kei Wong, Ming Zhong, Chun-Hua Ren …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 47, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115030


Toxicology

Impact of Obesity on Ovotoxicity Induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene in Mice

Author: Jackson Nteeba, Shanthi Ganesan, Aileen F. Keating
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 68, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.114215


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.,
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 46, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.117325


Ovary

Mechanisms of Intracellular Calcium Homeostasis in Developing and Mature Bovine Corpora Lutea

Author: Marietta F. Wright, Elizabeth Bowdridge, Erica L. McDermott, Samuel Richardson, James Scheidler …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 55, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113662

Expression and Regulation of MMP1, MMP3, and MMP9 in the Chicken Ovary in Response to Gonadotropins, Sex Hormones, and TGFB1

Author: Guiyu Zhu, Li Kang, Qingqing Wei, Xinxing Cui, Shouzhi Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 57, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.114249


Biosketch

A Man for All Seasons: Celebrating the Scientific Career of Yves Clermont

Author: Carlos R. Morales, Louis Hermo, Bernard Robaire
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 51, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.116822


Male Reproductive Tract

Xenogenic Transplantation of Human Breast Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Enhances Recovery of Erectile Function in Diabetic Mice

Author: Nando Dulal Das, Kang-Moon Song, Guo Nan Yin, Dulguun Batbold, Mi-Hye Kwon …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 66, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115113


Immunology

Mouse Sertoli Cells Sustain De Novo Generation of Regulatory T Cells by Triggering the Notch Pathway Through Soluble JAGGED1

Author: Antonio Francesco Campese, Paola Grazioli, Paola de Cesaris, Anna Riccioli, Diana Bellavia …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 53, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113803


Female Reproductive Tract

Differential Endometrial Cell Sensitivity to a Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysin Links Trueperella pyogenes to Uterine Disease in Cattle

Author: Matthew R. Amos, Gareth D. Healey, Robert J. Goldstone, Suman M. Mahan, Anna Düvel …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 3, 1 March 2014, 54, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115972