Highlights:

Fuller Bazer, John Eppig, and Mary Ann Handel

Highlights
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 779. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Embryo:

L. Cammas, P. Reinaud, O. Dubois, N. Bordas, G. Germain, and G. Charpigny

Identification of Differentially Regulated Genes During Elongation and Early Implantation in the Ovine Trophoblast Using Complementary DNA Array Screening
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 960-967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The pre-elongated, elongated, and implanting ovine trophoblasts display a differential transcriptome

Female Reproductive Tract:

Katherine S. Grant-Tschudy and Charles R. Wira

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Regulation of Uterine Epithelial Cell Transepithelial Resistance and Tumor Necrosis Factor Release in Culture
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 814-821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Stromal cell regulation of epithelia cell transepithilial resistance is mediated through the secretion of stromal hepatocyte growth factor

L.M. Helvering, M.D. Adrian, A.G. Geiser, S.T. Estrem, T. Wei, S. Huang, P. Chen, E.R. Dow, J. N. Calley, J.A. Dodge, T.A. Grese, S.A. Jones, D.L. Halladay, R.R. Miles, J.E. Onyia, Y.L. Ma, M. Sato, and H.U. Bryant

Differential Effects of Estrogen and Raloxifene on Messenger RNA and Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Activity in the Rat Uterus
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 830-841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Estrogen, and not raloxifene, enhances expression and activity of proteins associated with matrix destruction in uterus

Gamete Biology:

B. Nicholas, R. Alberio, A.A. Fouladi-Nashta, and R. Webb

Relationship Between Low-Molecular-Weight Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Proteins, Caspase-3 Activity, and Oocyte Quality
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 796-804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The low molecular weight IGFBP profile is a more reliable method than the traditional morphological assessment of oocytes and can be used as an effective marker of developmentally competent oocytes

Ryota Suganuma, Charlotte M. Walden, Terry D. Butters, Frances M. Platt, Raymond A. Dwek, Ryuzo Yanagimachi, and Aarnoud C. van der Spoel

Alkylated Imino Sugars, Reversible Male Infertility-Inducing Agents, Do Not Affect the Genetic Integrity of Male Mouse Germ Cells During Short-Term Treatment Despite Induction of Sperm Deformities
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 805-813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Candidate nonhormonal male contraceptives do not damage the genetic potential of murine spermatozoa

Aurelio F. Malo, J. Julián Garde, Ana J. Soler, Andrés J. García, Montserrat Gomendio, and Eduardo R.S. Roldan

Male Fertility in Natural Populations of Red Deer Is Determined by Sperm Velocity and the Proportion of Normal Spermatozoa
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 822-829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Male fertility in natural populations of red deer is determined by sperm velocity and the proportion of normal spermatozoa

Ping Zheng, Bela Patel, Malgorzata McMenamin, Elizabeth Moran, Ann Marie Paprocki, Maki Kihara, R. Dee Schramm, and Keith E. Latham

Effects of Follicle Size and Oocyte Maturation Conditions on Maternal Messenger RNA Regulation and Gene Expression in Rhesus Monkey Oocytes and Embryos
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 890-897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Follicle size and maturation conditions affect maternal mRNAs and oocyte quality in the Rhesus monkey

Jason G. Knott, Manabu Kurokawa, Rafael A. Fissore, Richard M. Schultz, and Carmen J. Williams

Transgenic RNA Interference Reveals Role for Mouse Sperm Phospholipase C in Triggering Ca²⁺ Oscillations During Fertilization
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 992-996. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Transgenic RNAi reveals essential role for sperm-specific PL C{zeta} in egg activation

Karine Tremblay, Christian Vigneault, Serge McGraw, and Marc-André Sirard

Expression of Cyclin B1 Messenger RNA Isoforms and Initiation of Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation in the Bovine Oocyte
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 1037-1044. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Cytoplasmic polyadenylation of cyclin B1 transcript is linked to translation and appearance of cyclin B1 protein before in vitro maturation

Sayumi Sawaguchi, Yasunori Koya, Norio Yoshizaki, Nobuyuki Ohkubo, Tadashi Andoh, Naoshi Hiramatsu, Craig V. Sullivan, Akihiko Hara, and Takahiro Matsubara

Multiple Vitellogenins (Vgs) in Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis): Identification and Characterization of Three Functional Vg Genes and Their Circulating and Yolk Protein Products
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 1045-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Three functional Vg genes and their products have been characterized in the mosquito fish, a teleost.

Immunology:

Gemma Schofield and Susan J. Kimber

Leukocyte Subpopulations in the Uteri of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Knockout Mice During Early Pregnancy
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 872-878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Alterations in leukocyte subpopulations in LIF null mice may adversely affect pregnancy

Masashi Mizuno, Claire L. Harris, Norihiko Suzuki, Seiichi Matsuo, and B. Paul Morgan

Expression of CD46 in Developing Rat Spermatozoa: Ultrastructural Localization and Utility as a Marker of the Various Stages of the Seminiferous Tubuli
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 908-915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: CD46 expression is a powerful tool for staging of spermatogenesis in the rat

Male Reproductive Tract:

Shayesta Seenundun and Bernard Robaire

Cloning and Characterization of the 5-Reductase Type 2 Promoter in the Rat Epididymis
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 851-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: he first idenI of the transcriptional regulatory elements of rat epididymal 5&[alpha]-reductase type 2

Ji-Kan Ryu, Sun U. Song, Jee-Young Han, Young-Chae Chu, Minhyung Lee, Jun-Sig Kim, Seong-Jin Kim, and Jun-Kyu Suh

Establishment of Penile Fibrosis Model in a Rat Using Mouse NIH 3T3 Fibroblasts Expressing Transforming Growth Factor ß1
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 916-921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: A cell-mediated gene delivery strategy led to a rat model of penile fibrosis

Neuroendocrinology:

Jin-Lien Du, Yan-Horn Lee, Wen-Shiun Yueh, and Ching-Fong Chang

Seasonal Profiles of Brain and Pituitary Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone and Plasma Luteinizing Hormone in Relation to Sex Change of Protandrous Black Porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 922-931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: High and basal levels of plasma LH during the nonspawning season correlate with the development of male and female gonad, respectively

Ovary:

Hernando Lopez, Roberto Sartori, and Milo C. Wiltbank

Reproductive Hormones and Follicular Growth During Development of One or Multiple Dominant Follicles in Cattle
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 788-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Transient circulating hormone levels determine selection of one versus multiple dominant follicles in the bovine

Raluca Rusovici, Yvonne Y. Hui, and Holly A. LaVoie

Epidermal Growth Factor-Mediated Inhibition of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Stimulated StAR Gene Expression in Porcine Granulosa Cells Is Associated with Reduced Histone H3 Acetylation
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 862-871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: EGF represses FSH-stimulated histone H3 acetylation within the proximal porcine StAR gene promoter in granulosa cells

Michiharu Horikawa, Nikki J. Kirkman, Kelley E. Mayo, Sabine M. Mulders, Jian Zhou, Carolyn A. Bondy, Sheau-Yu Teddy Hsu, Gretchen J. King, and Eli Y. Adashi

The Mouse Germ-Cell-Specific Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein NALP14: A Member of the NACHT Nucleoside Triphosphatase Family
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 879-889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: To identify genetic determinants of the transition from primordial follicle to primary follicle, the transcriptome of Day 1 or Day 3 mouse ovaries was contrasted by differential display with Day 8 ovaries, examining one of the up-regulated genes, the novel Nalp14 gene

Jon D. Hennebold, Kuni Mah, Wilma Perez, Jessica E. Vance, Richard L. Stouffer, Christophe Morisseau, Bruce D. Hammock, and Eli Y. Adashi

Identification and Characterization of an Ovary-Selective Isoform of Epoxide Hydrolase
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 968-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Changes in enzyme activity parallel the combined mRNA expression profiles for both Ephx2A and Ephx2B, thus supporting a role for epoxide metabolism in ovarian function

Aritro Sen, Ekta Choudhary, E. Keith Inskeep, and Jorge A. Flores

Effects of Selective Protein Kinase C Isozymes in Prostaglandin₂-Induced Ca²⁺ Signaling and Luteinizing Hormone-Induced Progesterone Accumulation in the Mid-Phase Bovine Corpus Luteum
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 976-984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: PKC{epsilon} plays an important role in the mechanism responsible for the developmental sensitivity of the corpus luteum to the luteolytic actions of PGF2{alpha}

Pregnancy:

Guoyao Wu, Fuller W. Bazer, Jianbo Hu, Greg A. Johnson, and Thomas E. Spencer

Polyamine Synthesis from Proline in the Developing Porcine Placenta
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 842-850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Proline is the major amino acid for polyamine synthesis in the porcine placenta during pregnancy

Hannah K. Palliser, Jonathan J. Hirst, Guck T. Ooi, Gregory E. Rice, Nicole L. Dellios, Ruth M. Escalona, Helena C. Parkington, and I. Ross Young

Prostaglandin E and F Receptor Expression and Myometrial Sensitivity at Labor Onset in the Sheep
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 937-943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Prostaglandin synthesis is the main factor in the regulation of uterine contractility at labor

Luana Paulesu, Chiara Cateni, Roberta Romagnoli, Francesca Ietta, and Vibeke Dantzer

Variation in Macrophage-Migration-Inhibitory-Factor Immunoreactivity During Porcine Gestation
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 949-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The high activity of MIF in the maternal and fetal tissues throughout placentation and its expression in the non-pregnant uterus indicate a regulatory role of MIF during embryo receptivity and epitheliochorial placentation

Wei Qiu, Su-Xia Bai, Mei-rong Zhao, Xiao-qiu Wu, Yun-Ge Zhao, Qing-Xiang Amy Sang, and Yan-Ling Wang

Spatio-Temporal Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-26 in Human Placental Trophoblasts and Fetal Red Cells During Normal Placentation
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 954-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The expression patterns of MMP26 in human placenta suggests complicated roles for MMP26 during the processes of placentation and hematopoiesis

Denise G. Hemmings, Sukrutha Veerareddy, Philip N. Baker, and Sandra T. Davidge

Increased Myogenic Responses in Uterine but not Mesenteric Arteries from Pregnant Offspring of Diet-Restricted Rat Dams
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 997-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: A poor in utero environment leads to impaired uterine artery function in pregnant offspring

Dale A. Redmer, Raymond P. Aitken, John S. Milne, Lawrence P. Reynolds, and Jacqueline M. Wallace

Influence of Maternal Nutrition on Messenger RNA Expression of Placental Angiogenic Factors and Their Receptors at Midgestation in Adolescent Sheep
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 1004-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Overnutrition during ovine adolescent ewe pregnancy results in reduced placental angiogenic factor expression

Guiying Nie, Ying Li, Min Wang, Yi Xun Liu, Jock K. Findlay, and Lois A. Salamonsen

Inhibiting Uterine PC6 Blocks Embryo Implantation: An Obligatory Role for a Proprotein Convertase in Fertility
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 1029-1036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Inhibiting proprotein convertase 6 blocks embryo implantation and suggests a novel approach to fertility control

Reproductive Technology:

Sayaka Wakayama, Hiroshi Ohta, Satoshi Kishigami, Nguyen Van Thuan, Takafusa Hikichi, Eiji Mizutani, Masashi Miyake, and Teruhiko Wakayama

Establishment of Male and Female Nuclear Transfer Embryonic Stem Cell Lines from Different Mouse Strains and Tissues
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 932-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells can be generated relatively easily from a variety of inbred mouse strains and cell types from both sexes, even though it may be almost impossible to generate clones directly

B.P. Enright, L.-Y. Sung, C.-C. Chang, X. Yang, and X.C. Tian

Methylation and Acetylation Characteristics of Cloned Bovine Embryos from Donor Cells Treated with 5-aza-2'-Deoxycytidine
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 944-948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Complete reprogramming by DNA methylation may not be required for early development, even though there is reduced development of cloned embryos

Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Hiromi Miki, Kimiko Inoue, Narumi Ogonuki, Shinya Toyokuni, Atsuo Ogura, and Takashi Shinohara

Long-Term Culture of Mouse Male Germline Stem Cells Under Serum-or Feeder-Free Conditions
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 985-991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Mouse male germline stem cells can be cultured without serum or feeder cells

Wilfried A. Kues, Björn Petersen, Wiebke Mysegades, Joseph W. Carnwath, and Heiner Niemann

Isolation of Murine and Porcine Fetal Stem Cells from Somatic Tissue
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 1020-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Fetal tissue contains somatic stem cells with greater potency than previously thought, which might form a new source of stem cells useful in somatic nuclear transfer and cell therapy

Testis:

J. Oyhenart, S. Benichou, and N. Raich

Putative Homeodomain Transcription Factor 1 Interacts with the Feminization Factor Homolog Fem1b in Male Germ Cells
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 780-787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Neither FEM1B nor PHTF1 are directly implicated in apoptosis in male germ cells

Kelwyn Thomas, Dae-Yong Sung, Jun Yang, Kwame Johnson, Winston Thompson, Clarke Millette, John McCarrey, Andrew Breitberg, Robert Gibbs, and William Walker

Identification, Characterization, and Functional Analysis of Sp1 Transcript Variants Expressed in Germ Cells During Mouse Spermatogenesis
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 898-907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Differential expression of germ cell Sp1 transcripts may be involved in mediating stage- and cell type-specific gene expression during mouse spermatogenesis

Qing Zhou, James E. Shima, Rong Nie, Patrick J. Friel, and Michael D. Griswold

Androgen-Regulated Transcripts in the Neonatal Mouse Testis as Determined Through Microarray Analysis
Biol Reprod 2005 72: 1010-1019. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Identification of androgen-regulated genes can provide insights into gene networks and pathways under androgen control in the neonatal mouse testis

Additions and Corrections:

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