Highlights:

Highlights
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 1. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Embryo:

Jifeng Yang, Shihua Yang, Nathalie Beaujean, Yuyu Niu, Xiechao He, Yunhua Xie, Xianghui Tang, Liu Wang, Qi Zhou, and Weizhi Ji

Epigenetic Marks in Cloned Rhesus Monkey Embryos: Comparison with Counterparts Produced In Vitro
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 36-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Global epigenetic reprogramming, such as DNA methylation and histone acetylation, was always abnormal in cloned rhesus embryos

Female Reproductive Tract:

A.P. Hess, A.E. Hamilton, S. Talbi, C. Dosiou, M. Nyegaard, N. Nayak, O. Genbecev-Krtolica, P. Mavrogianis, K. Ferrer, J. Kruessel, A.T. Fazleabas, S.J. Fisher, and L.C. Giudice

Decidual Stromal Cell Response to Paracrine Signals from the Trophoblast: Amplification of Immune and Angiogenic Modulators
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 102-117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Summary: Decidualized human endometrial fibroblasts respond to trophoblast-secreted products by acquisition of an immune and proangiogenic phenotype

Claire M. Kershaw, Rex J. Scaramuzzi, Michael R. McGowan, Caroline P.D. Wheeler-Jones, and Muhammad Khalid

The Expression of Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Synthase 2 Messenger RNA and the Proportion of Smooth Muscle and Collagen in the Sheep Cervix During the Estrous Cycle
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 124-129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase 2 mRNA expression is greater in the sheep cervix at estrus compared to other stages of the estrous cycle and may regulate cervical relaxation though the separation of collagen fibers and bundles

Gamete Biology:

Hiroki Okumura, Naohito Aoki, Chihiro Sato, Daita Nadano, and Tsukasa Matsuda

Heterocomplex Formation and Cell-Surface Accumulation of Hen's Serum Zona Pellucida B1 (ZPB1)with ZPC Expressed by a Mammalian Cell Line (COS-7): A Possible Initiating Step of Egg-Envelope Matrix Construction
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 9-18. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Hen's serum ZPB1 specifically bound to ZPC expressed and secreted by COS-7 cells through its C-terminal region of ZP-domain and accumulated as ZPB1-ZPC complexes on the surface of the COS-7 cells

Immunology:

Karen P. Piper, Andrew McLarnon, Julie Arrazi, Claire Horlock, Jennifer Ainsworth, Mark D. Kilby, William L. Martin, and Paul A. Moss

Functional HY-Specific CD8⁺ T Cells Are Found in a High Proportion of Women Following Pregnancy with a Male Fetus
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 96-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Alloreactive CD8+ T cells are generated frequently following normal pregnancy and retain functional capability for years following pregnancy

Male Reproductive Tract:

Carol A. Podlasek, Cynthia L. Meroz, Yi Tang, Kevin E. McKenna, and Kevin T. McVary

Regulation of Cavernous Nerve Injury-Induced Apoptosis by Sonic Hedgehog
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 19-28. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: SHH treatment at the time of CN injury prevented CN injury-induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting that SHH stabilizes alterations of the corpus cavernosal smooth muscle following CN injury

Chun-Fang Zhu, Qiang Liu, Li Zhang, Hai-Xin Yuan, Wei Zhen, Jin-Song Zhang, Zheng-Jun Chen, Susan H. Hall, Frank S. French, and Yong-Lian Zhang

RNase9, an Androgen-Dependent Member of the RNase A Family, Is Specifically Expressed in the Rat Epididymis
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 63-73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Rat RNase9, an androgen-dependent member of the RNase A superfamily, is exclusively expressed in epididymis, abundantly secreted from the caput principal cells into lumen and bound on the sperm acrosome, suggesting roles in sperm maturation

Mechanisms of Hormone Action:

Miao Cui, Wensheng Li, Wen Liu, Kai Yang, Yi Pang, and Lin Haoran

Production of Recombinant Orange-Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides) Luteinizing Hormone in Insect Cells by the Baculovirus Expression System and Its Biological Effect
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 74-84. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Recombinant grouper Lh was expressed by the baculovirus-insect system, and its biological activity was in accord with the long positive feedback loop of Lh on sex steroid hormones and the short negative feedback on gnrh mRNA levels.

Pregnancy:

Yang Song and Jing Zheng

Establishment of a Functional Ovine Fetoplacental Artery Endothelial Cell Line with a Prolonged Life Span
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 29-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Establishment of a functional ovine fetoplacental artery endothelial cell line with an extended life span provides a valuable cell model for studying fetoplacental endothelial function

Gracious R. Ross and Chandra Yallampalli

Vascular Hyperresponsiveness to Adrenomedullin During Pregnancy Is Associated with Increased Generation of Cyclic Nucleotides in Rat Mesenteric Artery
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 118-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Vasodilatory effects of adrenomedullin are greater during pregnancy and are associated with increased generation of cyclic nucleotides in resistance vessels, and this may contribute to cardiovascular adaptations

Miki Mori, Gen Ishikawa, Shan-Shun Luo, Takuya Mishima, Tadashi Goto, John M. Robinson, Shigeki Matsubara, Toshiyuki Takeshita, Hiroaki Kataoka, and Toshihiro Takizawa

The Cytotrophoblast Layer of Human Chorionic Villi Becomes Thinner but Maintains Its Structural Integrity During Gestation
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 164-172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Cytochemistry of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1, a new specific marker of the cytotrophoblast (CTB), reveals that the CTB layer of human chorionic villi becomes thinner but maintains its structural integrity during gestation

Reproductive Technology:

Ali Honaramooz, Susan O. Megee, Rahul Rathi, and Ina Dobrinski

Building a Testis: Formation of Functional Testis Tissue after Transplantation of Isolated Porcine (Sus scrofa) Testis Cells
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 43-47. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Isolated cells from neonatal porcine testis form functional testis tissue with complete spermatogenesis after ectopic xenotransplantation into mouse hosts assisted reproductive technology, germ cells, morphogenesis, pig, spermatogenesis, testis

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

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Enhances Formation of Germ Cell Colonies in Neonatal Mouse Testis Culture
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 55-62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Leukemia inhibitory factor enhances germ cell colony formation

Testis:

Benjamin de Montgolfier, Julie Dufresne, Myriam Letourneau, James J. Nagler, Alain Fournier, Céline Audet, and Daniel G. Cyr

The Expression of Multiple Connexins Throughout Spermatogenesis in the Rainbow Trout Testis Suggests a Role for Complex Intercellular Communication
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 2-8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Identification and expression of connexins in the fish testis.

Juxiang Yang, Carlos R. Morales, Sergey Medvedev, Richard M. Schultz, and Norman B. Hecht

In the Absence of the Mouse DNA/RNA-Binding Protein MSY2, Messenger RNA Instability Leads to Spermatogenic Arrest
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 48-54. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: In the absence of MSY2, transcription, mRNA processing, and transport are normal, but a precocious redistribution of mRNA onto polysomes and decreases in many germ cell mRNAs indicate RSY2 is essential for mRNA storage and stabilization

Séverine Mazaud Guittot, Amélie Tétu, Eric Legault, Nicolas Pilon, David W. Silversides, and Robert S. Viger

The Proximal Gata4 Promoter Directs Reporter Gene Expression to Sertoli Cells During Mouse Gonadal Development
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 85-95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The first 5 kb of 5' flanking region of the Gata4 gene is sufficient to drive transgene expression in the testis, and specifically Sertoli cells, from the onset of gonadal morphogenesis to adulthood

Masutaka Tokuda, Yuzo Kadokawa, Hiroki Kurahashi, and Tohru Marunouchi

CDH1 Is a Specific Marker for Undifferentiated Spermatogonia in Mouse Testes
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 130-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Summary: CDH1 is specifically expressed in undifferentiated type A spermatogonia, which contain spermatogenic stem cells, in mouse testes

E. Chaves-Pozo, S. Liarte, L. Vargas-Chacoff, A. García-López, V. Mulero, J. Meseguer, J.M. Mancera, and A. García-Ayala

17Beta-Estradiol Triggers Postspawning in Spermatogenically Active Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata L.) Males
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 142-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Treating spermatogenically active gilthead seabream males with high doses of estradiol for short periods of time induced several of the processes involved in postspawning, including testicular regression and acidophilic granulocyte infiltration

Jin Gyoung Jung, Young Mok Lee, Tae Sub Park, Sang Hyun Park, Jeong Mook Lim, and Jae Yong Han

Identification, Culture, and Characterization of Germline Stem Cell-Like Cells in Chicken Testes
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 173-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Germline stem cell-like cells were present in the chicken testicular cells, and these cells were positively stained with germ cell-specific markers

Toxicology:

Mark W. Tengowski, Dongyan Feng, Miriam Sutovsky, and Peter Sutovsky

Differential Expression of Genes Encoding Constitutive and Inducible 20S Proteasomal Core Subunits in the Testis and Epididymis of Theophylline- or 1,3-Dinitrobenzene-Exposed Rats
Biol Reprod 2007 76: 149-163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Summary: Theophylline or 1,3-dinitrobenzene exposure produces similar morphologic and gene expression changes that can be measured in the ubiquitin-proteosome system as a possible marker for reproductive toxicology

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