Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/92/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

Pregnancy’s Fast Flame for the Flu

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 1, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125542

Guiding Sperm Development

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 2, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125666

Love or Lego Bricks?

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 3, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125898

Co-Opted Viral Gene in Ancient Mammals Fuses Placental Cells

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 4, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126193

Signals Crossed in Preeclampsia

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 5, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126342


Commentary

B Cells in Pregnancy: Functional Promiscuity or Tailored Function?

Author: Petra Clara Arck, Kurt Hecher, María Emilia Solano
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 12, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126110


Minireview

Polar Bodies in Assisted Reproductive Technology: Current Progress and Future Perspectives

Author: Yanchang Wei, Teng Zhang, Ya-Peng Wang, Heide Schatten, Qing-Yuan Sun
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 19, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125575

Dynamic Reciprocity Between Cells and Their Microenvironment in Reproduction

Author: Jeffrey T. Thorne, Thalia R. Segal, Sydney Chang, Soledad Jorge, James H. Segars …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 25, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121368


Embryo

MicroRNAome of Porcine Conceptuses and Trophoblasts: Expression Profile of microRNAs and Their Potential to Regulate Genes Crucial for Establishment of Pregnancy

Author: Kamil Krawczynski, Joanna Najmula, Stefan Bauersachs, Monika M. Kaczmarek
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 21, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123588


Gamete Biology

Seminal Vesicle Secretion 2 Acts as a Protectant of Sperm Sterols and Prevents Ectopic Sperm Capacitation in Mice

Author: Naoya Araki, György Trencsényi, Zoárd T. Krasznai, Enikő Nizsalóczki, Ayako Sakamoto …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 8, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.120642

Restraint Stress on Female Mice Diminishes the Developmental Potential of Oocytes: Roles of Chromatin Configuration and Histone Modification in Germinal Vesicle Stage Oocytes

Author: Xiu-Fen Wu, Hong-Jie Yuan, Hong Li, Shuai Gong, Juan Lin …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 13, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124396


Immunology

Chlamydia muridarumInfection-Induced Destruction of Male Germ Cells and Sertoli Cells Is Partially Prevented by Chlamydia Major Outer Membrane Protein-Specific Immune CD4 cells

Author: Alexander P. Sobinoff, Samantha J. Dando, Kate A. Redgrove, Jessie M. Sutherland, Simone J. Stanger …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 27, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124180


Male Reproductive Tract

Role of Testicular Luminal Factors on Basal Cell Elongation and Proliferation in the Mouse Epididymis

Author: Bongki Kim, Jeremy Roy, Winnie W.C. Shum, Nicolas Da Silva, Sylvie Breton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 9, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123943

Analysis of Protein Thiol Changes Occurring During Rat Sperm Epididymal Maturation

Author: Mark A. Baker, Anita Weinberg, Louise Hetherington, Ana Izabel S.B. Villaverde, Tony Velkov
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 11, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123679

DAX1/NR0B1 Was Expressed During Mammalian Gonadal Development and Gametogenesis Before It Was Recruited to the Eutherian X Chromosome

Author: Robert Stickels, Kevin Clark, Thomas N. Heider, Deidre M. Mattiske, Marilyn B. Renfree …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 22, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.119362

The Expression of Cysteine-Rich Secretory Protein 2 (CRISP2) and Its Specific Regulator miR-27b in the Spermatozoa of Patients with Asthenozoospermia

Author: Jun-Hao Zhou, Qi-Zhao Zhou, Xiao-Ming Lyu, Ting Zhu, Zi-Jian Chen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 28, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124487


Ovary

The Role of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in Follicle Rupture During Ovulation in the Teleost Medaka

Author: Katsueki Ogiwara, Akane Hagiwara, Sanath Rajapakse, Takayuki Takahashi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 10, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121442

The Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor-18 in Follicular Atresia in Cattle

Author: Valério M. Portela, Essa Dirandeh, Hilda M. Guerrero-Netro, Gustavo Zamberlam, Marcos H. Barreta …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 14, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121376

Angiogenesis in the Primate Ovulatory Follicle Is Stimulated by Luteinizing Hormone via Prostaglandin E2

Author: Heidi A. Trau, John S. Davis, Diane M. Duffy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 15, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123711

The Cumulus Cell Layer Protects the Bovine Maturing Oocyte Against Fatty Acid-Induced Lipotoxicity

Author: Francesca Lolicato, Jos F. Brouwers, Chris H.A. van de Lest, Richard Wubbolts, Hilde Aardema …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 16, 1-16,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.120634

Cumulus Cell-Expressed Type I Interferons Induce Cumulus Expansion in Mice

Author: You-Jee Jang, Jae-Il Park, Won-Jin Moon, Phuong T.M. Dam, Moon-Kyoung Cho …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 20, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122770

Transcriptomic Diversification of Developing Cumulus and Mural Granulosa Cells in Mouse Ovarian Follicles

Author: Karen Wigglesworth, Kyung-Bon Lee, Chihiro Emori, Koji Sugiura, John J. Eppig
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 23, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121756

Hemoglobin: a Gas Transport Molecule That Is Hormonally Regulated in the Ovarian Follicle in Mice and Humans

Author: Hannah M. Brown, Marie R. Anastasi, Laura A. Frank, Karen L. Kind, Dulama Richani …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 26, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124594


Pregnancy

Maternal Citrulline Supplementation Prevents Prenatal NG-Nitro-l-Arginine-Methyl Ester (l-NAME)-Induced Programmed Hypertension in Rats

Author: You-Lin Tain, Li-Tung Huang, Chien-Te Lee, Julie Y.H. Chan, Chien-Ning Hsu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 7, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121384

Viral Single Stranded RNA Induces a Trophoblast Pro-Inflammatory and Antiviral Response in a TLR8-Dependent and -Independent Manner

Author: Julie A. Potter, Manish Garg, Sylvie Girard, Vikki M. Abrahams
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 17, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124032


Special Papers

The Functions—or Not—of Seminal Plasma?

Author: J. Michael Bedford
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 18, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126045


Testis

Protection of Murine Spermatogenesis Against Ionizing Radiation-Induced Testicular Injury by a Green Tea Polyphenol

Author: Jin Ding, Hui Wang, Zhen-Biao Wu, Jie Zhao, Shun Zhang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 6, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122333

Diosgenin Stimulates Rat TM4 Cell Proliferation Through Activating Plasma Membrane Translocation and Transcriptional Activity of Estrogen Receptors

Author: Leitao Wu, Haijun Dong, Jiao Zhao, Yuzhen Wang, Qianqian Yang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, 24, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124206