Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/93/3
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

Protecting Males with Pachytene piRNAs

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 53, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132266

Mitochondrial DNA, Age, and the “Good” Embryo

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 54, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132449

Powering Pluripotency

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 55, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132746


Pregnancy

Antioxidant Supplementation Modulates Age-Related Placental Bed Morphology and Reproductive Outcome in Mice

Author: Elisabete Silva, Ana Isabel Soares, Filipe Costa, José Pedro Castro, Liliana Matos …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 56, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127746

Changes in Ca2+ Signaling and Nitric Oxide Output by Human Umbilical Vein Endothelium in Diabetic and Gestational Diabetic Pregnancies

Author: Heather A. Anaya, Fu-Xian Yi, Derek S. Boeldt, Jennifer Krupp, Mary A. Grummer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 60, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128645

The Expression Pattern of MicroRNAs and the Associated Pathways Involved in the Development of Porcine Placental Folds That Contribute to the Expansion of the Exchange Surface Area

Author: Ruize Liu, Min Wang, Lijie Su, Xiaoping Li, Shuhong Zhao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 62, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126540

Antenatal Antioxidant Prevents Nicotine-Mediated Hypertensive Response in Rat Adult Offspring

Author: DaLiao Xiao, Xiaohui Huang, Yong Li, Chiranjib Dasgupta, Lei Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 66, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132381

A Role of sFlt-1 in Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Human and Mouse Pre-Eclamptic Trophoblasts

Author: Ziyan Jiang, Yanfen Zou, Zhiping Ge, Qing Zuo, Shi Yun Huang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 73, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126227

Estradiol Elicits Proapoptotic and Antiproliferative Effects in Human Trophoblast Cells

Author: Shivali Patel, Brian Kilburn, Anthony Imudia, D. Randall Armant, Debra F. Skafar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 74, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129114


Gamete Biology

From Somatic Cells to Oocytes: A Novel Yolk Protein Produced by Ovarian Somatic Cells in a Stony Coral, Euphyllia ancora

Author: Shinya Shikina, Yi-Ling Chiu, Yan-Horn Lee, Ching-Fong Chang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 57, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129643

Performance of Rodent Spermatozoa Over Time Is Enhanced by Increased ATP Concentrations: The Role of Sperm Competition

Author: Maximiliano Tourmente, Pilar Villar-Moya, María Varea-Sánchez, Juan J. Luque-Larena, Eduardo Rial …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 64, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127621


Ovary

Developmental Programming: Does Prenatal Steroid Excess Disrupt the Ovarian VEGF System in Sheep?

Author: Hugo Héctor Ortega, Almudena Veiga-Lopez, Shilpa Sreedharan, Melisa María del Luján Velázquez, Natalia Raquel Salvetti …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 58, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131607

Progestin and AdipoQ Receptor 7, Progesterone Membrane Receptor Component 1 (PGRMC1), and PGRMC2 and Their Role in Regulating Progesterone’s Ability to Suppress Human Granulosa/Luteal Cells from Entering into the Cell Cycle

Author: Carolina Sueldo, Xiufang Liu, John J. Peluso
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 63, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131508

LH-Induced Steroidogenesis in the Mouse Ovary, but Not Testis, Requires Matrix Metalloproteinase 2- and 9-Mediated Cleavage of Upregulated EGF Receptor Ligands

Author: Allison Light, Stephen R. Hammes
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 65, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130971


Embryo

The Incidence of DNA Double-Strand Breaks Is Higher in Late-Cleaving and Less Developmentally Competent Porcine Embryos

Author: Rodrigo Camponogara Bohrer, Ana Rita S. Coutinho, Raj Duggavathi, Vilceu Bordignon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 59, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130542

5Alpha-Reduced Steroids Are Major Metabolites in the Early Equine Embryo Proper and Its Membranes

Author: James I. Raeside, Heather L. Christie, Keith J. Betteridge
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 77, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131680


Testis

A Screen for Genomic Disorders of Infertility Identifies MAST2 Duplications Associated with Nonobstructive Azoospermia in Humans

Author: Ni Huang, Yang Wen, Xuejiang Guo, Zheng Li, Juncheng Dai …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 61, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131185

Male Rat Germ Cells Display Age-Dependent and Cell-Specific Susceptibility in Response to Oxidative Stress Challenges

Author: Johanna Selvaratnam, Catriona Paul, Bernard Robaire
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 72, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131318

Left-Biased Spermatogenic Failure in 129/SvJ Dnd1Ter/+ Mice Correlates with Differences in Vascular Architecture, Oxygen Availability, and Metabolites

Author: Ximena M. Bustamante-Marin, Matthew S. Cook, Jessica Gooding, Christopher Newgard, Blanche Capel
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 78, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128850


Minireview

BRCA Mutations, DNA Repair Deficiency, and Ovarian Aging

Author: Kutluk Oktay, Volkan Turan, Shiny Titus, Robert Stobezki, Lin Liu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 67, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132290

The Family Secrets of Avian Egg-Specific Ovalbumin and Its Related Proteins Y and X

Author: Mylene Da Silva, Stéphane Beauclercq, Grégoire Harichaux, Valérie Labas, Nicolas Guyot …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 71, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130856


Immunology

TLR4 Signaling Is a Major Mediator of the Female Tract Response to Seminal Fluid in Mice

Author: John E. Schjenken, Danielle J. Glynn, David J. Sharkey, Sarah A. Robertson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 68, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125740


Neuroendocrinology

A Novel Letrozole Model Recapitulates Both the Reproductive and Metabolic Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Female Mice

Author: Alexander S. Kauffman, Varykina G. Thackray, Genevieve E. Ryan, Kristen P. Tolson, Christine A. Glidewell-Kenney …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 69, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131631

Kisspeptin Antagonists Reveal Kisspeptin 1 and Kisspeptin 2 Differential Regulation of Reproduction in the Teleost, Morone saxatilis

Author: Nilli Zmora, John David Stubblefield, Ten-Tsao Wong, Berta Levavi-Sivan, Robert Peter Millar …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 76, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131870


Male Reproductive Tract

Reduced Fertility and Altered Epididymal and Sperm Integrity in Mice Lacking ADAM7

Author: Heejin Choi, Cecil Han, Sora Jin, Jun Tae Kwon, Jihye Kim …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 70, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130252


Female Reproductive Tract

Pregnancy Hyperglycemia in Prolactin Receptor Mutant, but Not Prolactin Mutant, Mice and Feeding-Responsive Regulation of Placental Lactogen Genes Implies Placental Control of Maternal Glucose Homeostasis

Author: Saara M. Rawn, Carol Huang, Martha Hughes, Rustem Shaykhutdinov, Hans J. Vogel …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 75, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132431