Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/86/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 1, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.097485


Commentary

Gone Without the WNT: A Requirement for WNT5A in Germ Cell Migration and Testis Development

Author: Sergei G. Tevosian
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 2, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.096461

Of the Many Secrets of Steroidogenesis

Author: Charles L. Chaffin, Rebecca S. Brogan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 18, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.097782


Minireview

Meiotic Origins of Maternal Age-Related Aneuploidy

Author: Teresa Chiang, Richard M. Schultz, Michael A. Lampson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 3, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.094367


Gamete Biology

Loss of Wnt5a Disrupts Primordial Germ Cell Migration and Male Sexual Development in Mice

Author: Kallayanee Chawengsaksophak, Terje Svingen, Ee Ting Ng, Trevor Epp, Cassy M. Spiller …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 4, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.095232

Participation of the Cl−/HCO3− Exchangers SLC26A3 and SLC26A6, the Cl− Channel CFTR, and the Regulatory Factor SLC9A3R1 in Mouse Sperm Capacitation

Author: Julio C. Chávez, Enrique O. Hernández-González, Eva Wertheimer, Pablo E. Visconti, Alberto Darszon …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 14, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.094037

Function of the Acrosomal Matrix: Zona Pellucida 3 Receptor (ZP3R/sp56) Is Not Essential for Mouse Fertilization

Author: Yuko Muro, Mariano G. Buffone, Masaru Okabe, George L. Gerton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 23, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.095877


Ovary

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha May Act as an Intraovarian Mediator of Luteinizing Hormone-Induced Oocyte Maturation in Trout

Author: Diego Crespo, Evaristo L. Mañanós, Nerea Roher, Simon A. MacKenzie, Josep V. Planas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 5, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.094433

A Homolog of the Cell Apoptosis Susceptibility Gene Involved in Ovary Development of Chinese Shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis

Author: Rong Wen, Fuhua Li, Yusu Xie, Shihao Li, Jianhai Xiang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 7, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092635

Expression Patterns of Poliovirus Receptor, Erythrocyte Protein Band 4.1-Like 3, Regulator of G-Protein Signaling 11, and Oxytocin Receptor in Mouse Ovarian Cells During Follicle Growth and Early Luteinization In Vitro and In Vivo

Author: Ingrid Segers, Tom Adriaenssens, Johan Smitz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 10, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092510

Costs and Consequences of Cellular Compartmentalization and Substrate Competition among Human Enzymes Involved in Androgen and Estrogen Synthesis

Author: Alan J. Conley, Cynthia J. Corbin, James L. Thomas, Nancy A. Gee, Bill L. Lasley …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 15, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.094706

Copper/Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Insufficiency Impairs Progesterone Secretion and Fertility in Female Mice

Author: Yoshihiro Noda, Kuniaki Ota, Takuji Shirasawa, Takahiko Shimizu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 16, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092999

Simvastatin Reduces Steroidogenesis by Inhibiting Cyp17a1 Gene Expression in Rat Ovarian Theca-Interstitial Cells

Author: Israel Ortega, Amanda B. Cress, Donna H. Wong, Jesus A. Villanueva, Anna Sokalska …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 20, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.094714

Minimal Fertility Defects in Mice Deficient in Oocyte-Expressed Smad4

Author: Xiaohui Li, Swamy K. Tripurani, Rebecca James, Stephanie A. Pangas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 21, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.094375


Testis

Immunoprotective Properties of Primary Sertoli Cells in Mice: Potential Functional Pathways that Confer Immune Privilege

Author: Timothy J. Doyle, Gurvinder Kaur, Saroja M. Putrevu, Emily L. Dyson, Mathew Dyson …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 6, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089425

Role of FYN Kinase in Spermatogenesis: Defects Characteristic of Fyn-Null Sperm in Mice

Author: Jinping Luo, Vijayalaxmi Gupta, Brian Kern, Joseph S. Tash, Gladis Sanchez …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 22, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.093864


Environment

Seasonal Effect on Germinal Vesicle-Stage Bovine Oocytes Is Further Expressed by Alterations in Transcript Levels in the Developing Embryos Associated with Reduced Developmental Competence

Author: Mirit Gendelman, Zvi Roth
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 8, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092882


Immunology

Immunophenotype and Cytokine Profiles of Rhesus Monkey CD56bright and CD56dim Decidual Natural Killer Cells

Author: Svetlana V. Dambaeva, Maureen Durning, Ann E. Rozner, Thaddeus G. Golos
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 9, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.094383


Embryo

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Human Trophectoderm and Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Trophoblasts Reveal Key Participants in Early Implantation

Author: Lusine Aghajanova, Shehua Shen, Angela M. Rojas, Susan J. Fisher, Juan C. Irwin …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 11, 1-21,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092775


Male Reproductive Tract

Loss of Cysteine-Rich Secretory Protein 4 (Crisp4) Leads to Deficiency in Sperm-Zona Pellucida Interaction in Mice

Author: Heikki T. Turunen, Petra Sipilä, Anton Krutskikh, Jussi Toivanen, Harri Mankonen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 12, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092403


Female Reproductive Tract

Electrical Slow Waves in the Mouse Oviduct Are Dependent upon a Calcium Activated Chloride Conductance Encoded by Tmem16a

Author: Rose Ellen Dixon, Grant W. Hennig, Salah A. Baker, Fiona C. Britton, Brian D. Harfe …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 13, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.095554


Neuroendocrinology

The Bruce Effect in Norway Rats

Author: Vera Marashi, Thomas Rülicke
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 17, 1-5,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.093104


Reproductive Technology

Repeated Use of Surrogate Mothers for Embryo Transfer in the Mouse

Author: Thomas Kolbe, Rupert Palme, Chadi Touma, Thomas Rülicke
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 19, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092445


Pregnancy

Role of Rho GTPases in Human Trophoblast Migration Induced by IGFBP1

Author: Jessica Saso, Sarah-Kim Shields, Yufeng Zuo, Chandan Chakraborty
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, 24, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.094698