Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/92/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

Making Females Male with Dmrt1

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 134, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129601

Benefits of Menopause: Good Fishing

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 135, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129833

Polarity and the Placenta

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 136, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130054

Pops Gets the Polycomb

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 137, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130229


Minireview

The Endometrium as a Source of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine

Author: Levent Mutlu, Demetra Hufnagel, Hugh S. Taylor
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 138, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126771

Emerging Role of the Hippo Signaling Pathway in Position Sensing and Lineage Specification in Mammalian Preimplantation Embryos

Author: Chanchao Lorthongpanich, Surapol Issaragrisil
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 143, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127803

The Ovarian Antral Follicle: Living on the Edge of Hypoxia or Not?

Author: Jeremy G. Thompson, Hannah M. Brown, Karen L. Kind, Darryl L. Russell
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 153, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128660


Male Reproductive Tract

TNP1 Functional SNPs in bta-miR-532 and bta-miR-204 Target Sites Are Associated with Semen Quality Traits in Chinese Holstein Bulls

Author: Shuai Zhang, Yan Zhang, Chunhong Yang, Wei Zhang, Zhihua Ju …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 139, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126672


Female Reproductive Tract

Krüppel-Like Factor 13 Deficiency in Uterine Endometrial Cells Contributes to Defective Steroid Hormone Receptor Signaling but Not Lesion Establishment in a Mouse Model of Endometriosis

Author: Melissa E. Heard, Michael C. Velarde, Linda C. Giudice, Frank A. Simmen, Rosalia C.M. Simmen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 140, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130260

Uterine Contractility in the Nonpregnant Mouse: Changes During the Estrous Cycle and Effects of Chloride Channel Blockade

Author: Kelsi N. Dodds, Vasiliki Staikopoulos, Elizabeth A.H. Beckett
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 141, 1-15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129809

Ovodefensins, an Oviduct-Specific Antimicrobial Gene Family, Have Evolved in Birds and Reptiles to Protect the Egg by Both Sequence and Intra-Six-Cysteine Sequence Motif Spacing

Author: Natasha Whenham, Tian Chee Lu, Maisarah B.M. Maidin, Peter W. Wilson, Maureen M. Bain …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 154, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126839


Ovary

Regulatory Role of Gonadotropins and Local Factors Produced by Ovarian Follicles on In Vitro Resistin Expression and Action on Porcine Follicular Steroidogenesis

Author: Agnieszka Rak, Eliza Drwal, Anna Karpeta, Ewa Ł Gregoraszczuk
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 142, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128611

Heat Stress Alters Ovarian Insulin-Mediated Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase and Steroidogenic Signaling in Gilt Ovaries

Author: Jackson Nteeba, M. Victoria Sanz-Fernandez, Robert P. Rhoads, Lance H. Baumgard, Jason W. Ross …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 148, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126714


Embryo

Oviduct-Embryo Interactions in Cattle: Two-Way Traffic or a One-Way Street?

Author: Veronica Maillo, Peadar Ó Gaora, Niamh Forde, Urban Besenfelder, Vitezslav Havlicek …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 144, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.127969

Intrafollicular Oocyte Transfer (IFOT) of Abattoir-Derived and In Vitro-Matured Oocytes Results in Viable Blastocysts and Birth of Healthy Calves

Author: Ana Kassens, Eva Held, Dessie Salilew-Wondim, Harald Sieme, Christine Wrenzycki …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 150, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124883


Testis

Purification and Transcriptomic Analysis of Mouse Fetal Leydig Cells Reveals Candidate Genes for Specification of Gonadal Steroidogenic Cells

Author: Kathryn S. McClelland, Katrina Bell, Christian Larney, Vincent R. Harley, Andrew H. Sinclair …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 145, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128918

ROS-Generating Oxidase Nox3 Regulates the Self-Renewal of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells

Author: Hiroko Morimoto, Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Takashi Shinohara
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 147, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127647


Gamete Biology

MAPK3/1 (ERK1/2) and Myosin Light Chain Kinase in Mammalian Eggs Affect Myosin-II Function and Regulate the Metaphase II State in a Calcium- and Zinc-Dependent Manner

Author: Lauren A. McGinnis, Hyo J. Lee, Douglas N. Robinson, Janice P. Evans
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 146, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127027

Association of Egg Mass and Egg Sex: Gene Expression Analysis from Maternal RNA in the Germinal Disc Region of Layer Hens (Gallus gallus)

Author: Muhammad Aamir Aslam, Dirkjan Schokker, Ton G.G. Groothuis, Agnes A.C. de Wit, Mari A. Smits …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 157, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123380


Pregnancy

The Role of Placental 11-Beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 and Type 2 Methylation on Gene Expression and Infant Birth Weight

Author: Benjamin B. Green, David A. Armstrong, Corina Lesseur, Alison G. Paquette, Dylan J. Guerin …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 149, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128066

Enalapril Normalizes Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor-Mediated Relaxation in Mesenteric Artery of Adult Hypertensive Rats Prenatally Exposed to Testosterone

Author: Amar S. More, Jay S. Mishra, Gary D.V. Hankins, Chandra Yallampalli, Kunju Sathishkumar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 155, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130468


Immunology

Polarized Epithelial Cells Secrete Interleukin 6 Apically in the Bovine Endometrium

Author: Laura L. Healy, James G. Cronin, I. Martin Sheldon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 151, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.127936

‘Conceptualizing’ the Endometrium: Identification of Conceptus-Derived Proteins During Early Pregnancy in Cattle

Author: Niamh Forde, Fuller W. Bazer, Thomas E. Spencer, Pat Lonergan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 156, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129296


Reproductive Technology

Inhibition of Endometrial Tiam1/Rac1 Signals Induced by miR-22 Up-Regulation Leads to the Failure of Embryo Implantation During the Implantation Window in Pregnant Mice

Author: Hai-Lan Ma, Fei Gong, Yi Tang, Xihong Li, Xiaofeng Li …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 152, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128603

The Potential Role of Amh to Prevent Ectopic Female Development in Testicular Tissue of the Protandrous Black Porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegelii

Author: Guan-Chung Wu, Hau-Wen Li, Jia-Wun Luo, Chi Chen, Ching-Fong Chang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 6, 1 June 2015, 158, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126953