Highlights:

Mary Ann Handel and John Eppig

Highlights
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 389. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Embryo:

Junwen Qin, Laura Díaz-Cueto, Juan-Enrique Schwarze, Yuji Takahashi, Misa Imai, Kazuto Isuzugawa, Shinya Yamamoto, Kyu-Tae Chang, George L. Gerton, and Kazuhiko Imakawa

Effects of Progranulin on Blastocyst Hatching and Subsequent Adhesion and Outgrowth in the Mouse
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 434-442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Blastocyst implantation process is modulated by progranulin in the mouse

Gerald R. Cunha, Ned J. Place, Larry Baskin, Alan Conley, Mary Weldele, Tristan J. Cunha, Y.Z. Wang, Mei Cao, and Stephen E. Glickman

The Ontogeny of the Urogenital System of the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta Erxleben)
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 554-564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: In the spotted hyena, phallic size is androgen-independent, but internal phallic anatomy is dependent on fetal testicular androgens

Female Reproductive Tract:

Christine Gieseke and Prue Talbot

Cigarette Smoke Inhibits Hamster Oocyte Pickup by Increasing Adhesion Between the Oocyte Cumulus Complex and Oviductal Cilia
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 443-451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Increased adhesion between the hamster oviduct and OCC corresponds to a decrease in hamster OCC pickup rate after exposure to mainstream or sidestream smoke

W.-G. Cao, M. Morin, C. Metz, R. Maheux, and A. Akoum

Stimulation of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Expression in Endometrial Stromal Cells by Interleukin 1, beta Involving the Nuclear Transcription Factor NFB
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 565-570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Activity of indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase can modify HLA-G cell-surface expression by a post-translational mechanism

Gamete Biology:

George G. Ignotz and Susan S. Suarez

Calcium/Calmodulin and Calmodulin Kinase II Stimulate Hyperactivation in Demembranated Bovine Sperm
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 519-526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data (Videos)  

Summary: Ca2+ induces hyperactivation at the flagellar axoneme via a calmodulin calmodulin kinase II pathway

Mahnaz Ekhlasi-Hundrieser, Katrin Gohr, Andrea Wagner, Miroslava Tsolova, Anna Petrunkina, and Edda Töpfer-Petersen

Spermadhesin AQN1 Is a Candidate Receptor Molecule Involved in the Formation of the Oviductal Sperm Reservoir in the Pig
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 536-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Spermadhesin AQN1 mediates sperm-oviduct binding

Immunology:

Xuemei Xie, Hong He, Marco Colonna, Tsukasa Seya, Toshiyuki Takai, and B. Anne Croy

Pathways Participating in Activation of Mouse Uterine Natural Killer Cells During Pregnancy
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 510-518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Molecules able to induce mouse uterine natural killer cells by multiple pathways are present in the uterus shortly after implantation, and the most important activating stimuli are antibody mediated

Alvaro González-Hernandez, Joël LeMaoult, Ana Lopez, Estibaliz Alegre, Julien Caumartin, Solène Le Rond, Marina Daouya, Philippe Moreau, and Edgardo D. Carosella

Linking Two Immuno-Suppressive Molecules: Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase Can Modify HLA-G Cell-Surface Expression
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 571-578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: IDO activity alters HLA-G cell-surface expression

Male Reproductive Tract:

Daniel S. Johnston, Scott A. Jelinsky, Hyun J. Bang, Paul DiCandeloro, Ewa Wilson, Gregory S. Kopf, and Terry T. Turner

The Mouse Epididymal Transcriptome: Transcriptional Profiling of Segmental Gene Expression in the Epididymis
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 404-413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Summary: Proteomic analyses elucidate changes in gene expression along the length of the epididymis for 17000 expressed transcripts and provide a powerful resource for the research community in future studies of the biological factors that mediate epididymal sperm maturation

Sheng-Hsiang Li, Robert Kuo-Kuang Lee, Ya-Ling Hsiao, and Yee-Hsiung Chen

Demonstration of a Glycoprotein Derived From the Ceacam10 Gene in Mouse Seminal Vesicle Secretions
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 546-553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: A glycoprotein derived from the Ceacam10 gene in the mouse seminal vesicle binds sperm and enhances sperm motility in vitro

Mechanisms of Hormone Action:

Michael C. Velarde, Yan Geng, Renea R. Eason, Frank A. Simmen, and Rosalia C.M. Simmen

Null Mutation of Krüppel-Like Factor9/Basic Transcription Element Binding Protein-1 Alters Peri-Implantation Uterine Development in Mice
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 472-481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: BTEB1 the transcription factor and progesterone receptor co-activator regulates endometrial proliferation, apoptotic status, and steroid hormone receptor gene expression at peri-implantation in mice

Neuroendocrinology:

Joseph P. Moore, Jr, Laura L. Burger, Alan C. Dalkin, and Stephen J. Winters

Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide Messenger RNA in the Paraventricular Nucleus and Anterior Pituitary During the Rat Estrous Cycle
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 491-499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: In the rat, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide expression in the paraventricular nucleus and pituitary varies during the estrous cycle and is correlated with gonadotropin synthesis and secretion

Ovary:

Gregg P. Adams, Marcelo H. Ratto, Wilfredo Huanca, and Jaswant Singh

Ovulation-Inducing Factor in the Seminal Plasma of Alpacas and Llamas
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 452-457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: A potent factor in the seminal plasma of alpacas and llamas elicits a surge in circulating concentrations of LH, and induces ovulatory and luteotropic responses

Pregnancy:

You-Hong Cheng and Stuart Handwerger

A Placenta-Specific Enhancer of the Human Syncytin Gene
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 500-509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Binding of SP1 and GATA family members to a placenta-specific enhancer is critical for cell-specific expression of the syncytin gene

William E. Ackerman, IV, Xiaolan L. Zhang, Brad H. Rovin, and Douglas A. Kniss

Modulation of Cytokine-Induced Cyclooxygenase 2 Expression by PPARG Ligands Through NFB Signal Disruption in Human WISH and Amnion Cells
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 527-535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Anti-inflammatory prostaglandin 15-deoxy-&[Delta]12,14-PGJ2 attenuates NF&[kappa]B signaling and COX2 gene expression in human amnion and WISH cells, suggesting an autoregulatory loop in the control of prostanoid formation

Reproductive Technology:

Hiroshi Ohta and Teruhiko Wakayama

Generation of Normal Progeny by Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Following Grafting of Testicular Tissue from Cloned Mice That Died Postnatally
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 390-395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Functional spermatogenesis could be induced by transplanting testicular tissue from cloned mice that died postnatally into recipient mice

Testis:

Denise R. Holsberger, Sarah E. Kiesewetter, and Paul S. Cooke

Regulation of Neonatal Sertoli Cell Development by Thyroid Hormone Receptor 1
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 396-403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: T3 effects on neonatal Sertoli cells are mediated through the TR{alpha}1 receptor

Zuoren Yu, Tobias Raabe, and Norman B. Hecht

MicroRNA Mirn122a Reduces Expression of the Posttranscriptionally Regulated Germ Cell Transition Protein 2 (Tnp2) Messenger RNA (mRNA) by mRNA Cleavage
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 427-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Mirn122a, a microRNA enriched in late-stage male germ cells, can inhibit Tnp2 expression by directing the cleavage of its mRNA

Nikki P.Y. Lee, Dolores D. Mruk, Ching-hang Wong, and C. Yan Cheng

Regulation of Sertoli-Germ Cell Adherens Junction Dynamics in the Testis Via the Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS)/cGMP/Protein Kinase G (PRKG)/ß-Catenin (CATNB) Signaling Pathway: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 458-471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: CDH2/CATNB-mediated adhesion at the Sertoli cell-germ cell junction is regulated, at least in part, via the NOS/cGMP/PRKG/CATNB pathway

Elena Kleymenova, Cynthia Swanson, Kim Boekelheide, and Kevin W. Gaido

Exposure In Utero to Di(n-Butyl) Phthalate Alters the Vimentin Cytoskeleton of Fetal Rat Sertoli Cells and Disrupts Sertoli Cell-Gonocyte Contact
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 482-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Gestational exposure to di(n-butyl) phthalate targets Sertoli cells in the fetal rat testis

Toxicology:

Mohamed-Kheir Idris Anas, Christine Guillemette, Pierre Ayotte, Daria Pereg, Francine Giguère, and Janice L. Bailey

In Utero and Lactational Exposure to an Environmentally Relevant Organochlorine Mixture Disrupts Reproductive Development and Function in Male Rats
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 414-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Maternal exposure to an organochlorine mixture similar to that found in the Arctic food chain alters reproduction in male offspring

Additions and Corrections:

Biol Reprod 2005 73: 579. [Full Text] [PDF]  

In Memoriam:

In Memoriam
Biol Reprod 2005 73: 580. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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