Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/95/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

Mother’s Gut Arms Offspring

Author: Katie Gerhardt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 1, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.142240

The Will of the Human Embryo

Author: Katie Gerhardt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 2, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.142364

Progesterone and Endocannabinoid Interaction Alters Sperm Activation

Author: Katie Gerhardt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 9, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.142554

The Key to Understanding Twins

Author: Katie Gerhardt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 23, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.142737


Additions and Corrections

Additions and Corrections

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 3, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.141879


Testis

Murine and Human Spermatids Are Characterized by Numerous, Newly Synthesized and Differentially Expressed Transcription Factors and Bromodomain-Containing Proteins

Author: Elisabeth Sabine Klaus, Nicola Helena Gonzalez, Martin Bergmann, Marek Bartkuhn, Wolfgang Weidner …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 4, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.137620

Expression of Cnnm1 and Its Association with Stemness, Cell Cycle, and Differentiation in Spermatogenic Cells in Mouse Testis

Author: Uma Chandran, Sivankutty Indu, Anil T.R. Kumar, A.N. Devi, Irfan Khan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 7, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130369

mTOR Regulates Gap Junction Alpha-1 Protein Trafficking in Sertoli Cells and Is Required for the Maintenance of Spermatogenesis in Mice

Author: Alexandre Boyer, Meggie Girard, Dayananda S. Thimmanahalli, Adrien Levasseur, Christophe Céleste …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 13, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.138016

Conditions for Long-Term Culture of Cattle Undifferentiated Spermatogonia

Author: Melissa J. Oatley, Amy V. Kaucher, Qi-En Yang, Muhammad Salman Waqas, Jon M. Oatley
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 14, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.139832

Transcriptome Display During Testicular Differentiation of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) as Revealed by RNA-Seq Analysis

Author: Qifan Zeng, Shikai Liu, Jun Yao, Yu Zhang, Zihao Yuan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 19, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.138818


Embryo

Coxsackievirus and Adenovirus Receptor, a Tight Junction Protein, in Peri-Implantation Mouse Embryos

Author: Yeong Seok Oh, Won Heum Nah, Bomi Choi, Seok Hyun Kim, Myung Chan Gye
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 5, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.138099

Polyamine-Mediated Effects of Prolactin Dictate Emergence from Mink Obligate Embryonic Diapause

Author: Jane C. Fenelon, Arnab Banerjee, Pavine Lefèvre, Fanélie Gratian, Bruce D. Murphy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 6, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.139204

Chemokine Receptor Type 4 Regulates Migration and Invasion of Trophectoderm Cell in the Human Blastocyst

Author: Siyu Bao, Tianjie Li, Xiaoyu Long, Jinjuan Zhang, Hongcui Zhao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 21, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.138826


Pregnancy

N-Acetylcysteine Prevents Programmed Hypertension in Male Rat Offspring Born to Suramin-Treated Mothers

Author: You-Lin Tain, Chien-Ning Hsu, Chien-Te Lee, Yu-Ju Lin, Ching-Chou Tsai
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 8, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.139766

Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression in the Rat Myometrium During Pregnancy, Term Labor, and Postpartum

Author: Tina Tu-Thu Ngoc Nguyen, Oksana Shynlova, Stephen J. Lye
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 24, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.138248


Minireview

Is the Epididymis a Series of Organs Placed Side By Side?

Author: Raquel F. Domeniconi, Ana Cláudia Ferreira Souza, Bingfang Xu, Angela M. Washington, Barry T. Hinton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 10, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.138768

The Mechanism of Germline Sex Determination in Vertebrates

Author: Toshiya Nishimura, Minoru Tanaka
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 30, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.138271


Female Reproductive Tract

Protein Inhibitor of Activated STAT3 (PIAS3) Is Down-Regulated in Eutopic Endometrium of Women with Endometriosis

Author: Jung-Yoon Yoo, Jae-Wook Jeong, Asgerally T. Fazleabas, Chandrakant Tayade, Steven L. Young …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 11, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.137158

Virus-Mediated Metalloproteinase 1 Induction Revealed by Transcriptome Profiling of Bovine Herpesvirus 4-Infected Bovine Endometrial Stromal Cells

Author: Giulia Tebaldi, Sarah Jacca, Barbara Montanini, Emanuele Capra, Alfonso Rosamilia …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 12, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.139097


Male Reproductive Tract

Initial Segment Differentiation Begins During a Critical Window and Is Dependent upon Lumicrine Factors and SRC Proto-Oncogene (SRC) in the Mouse

Author: Bingfang Xu, Angela M. Washington, Barry T. Hinton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 15, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.138388


Reproductive Technology

Quiescence Loosens Epigenetic Constraints in Bovine Somatic Cells and Improves Their Reprogramming into Totipotency

Author: Prasanna K. Kallingappa, Pavla M. Turner, Michael P. Eichenlaub, Andria L. Green, Fleur C. Oback …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 16, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.137109


Ovary

Possible Contribution of Alpha2,6-Sialylation to Luteolysis in Cows by Inhibiting the Luteotropic Effects of Galectin-1

Author: Kazuhisa Hashiba, Junko Nio-Kobayashi, Masahiro Sano, Megumi Maeda, Yoshinobu Kimura …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 17, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.140194


Gamete Biology

In Vitro Maturation of Mouse Oocytes Increases the Level of Kif11/Eg5 on Meiosis II Spindles

Author: Kristina Kovacovicova, Thuraya Awadova, Pavel Mikel, Martin Anger
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 18, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.133900

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Domestic Cat (Felis catus) Spermatogonial Stem Cells

Author: Robin H. Powell, Jason Galiguis, Monica N. Biancardi, C. Earle Pope, Stanley P. Leibo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 20, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.134635

Unraveling the Sperm Bauplan: Relationships Between Sperm Head Morphology and Sperm Function in Rodents

Author: María Varea-Sánchez, Maximiliano Tourmente, Markus Bastir, Eduardo R.S. Roldan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 25, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.138008


Toxicology

Zinc Transport Differs in Rat Spermatogenic Cell Types and Is Affected by Treatment with Cyclophosphamide

Author: Anne Marie Downey, Barbara F. Hales, Bernard Robaire
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 22, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.140558


Editorial

From the Editors: Education in Reproductive Biology

Author: Francesco J. DeMayo, Thomas E. Spencer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 26, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.142745


Special Papers

Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR): An Assessment of Success

Author: Mario Ascoli, Dorianne Mebane, Asgerally T. Fazleabas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 27, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.140384

Reproductive Science for High School Students: A Shared Curriculum Model to Enhance Student Success

Author: Megan Castle, Charlotte Cleveland, Diana Gordon, Lynda Jones, Mary Zelinski …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 28, 1-4,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.139998

Introduction to Reproduction: Online Education for the Millennial Learner

Author: Megan Castle, Laura Kick, Heather Haseley, Harlan Wallach, Teresa K. Woodruff
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 July 2016, 29, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.140004