Cyclooxygenase-2 is expressed by cumulus cells during oocyte maturation in cattle.

abstract：:Activation of bovine oocytes by experimental procedures that closely mimic normal fertilization and allow to obtain haploid oocytes is essential both for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and for nuclear transfer. Therefore, with the goal of producing haploid activated oocytes, this study evaluated whether bohem...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Alberio R,Kubelka M,Zakhartchenko V,Hajdúch M,Wolf E,Motlik J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that aberrant expression of IL-12p40, which is encoded by the interleukin-12B (IL-12B) gene, may be involved in the development of endometriosis. In this study, we investigated the role of aberrant methylation of the IL-12B promoter region and its associated expression in the development of ovarian ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Zhao W,Kang S,Zhao J,Wang L,Cao S,Li Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 26S proteasome is a self-compartmentalizing protease responsible for the degradation of intracellular proteins. This giant intracellular protease is formed by several subunits arranged into two 19S polar caps-where protein recognition and ATP-dependent unfolding occur-flanking a 20S central barrel-shaped structure...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kierszenbaum AL

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactin-like protein C (PLP-C) is a major rat placental protein which is expressed during the second half of pregnancy and belongs to the growth hormone-prolactin family. Here we report on the isolation of overlapping rat placental cDNAs which specify a transcript of 915 base pairs and predict a 205-amino acid trans...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Conliffe PR,Simmen RC,Buhi WC,Shiverick KT

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Full-length cDNA of a novel mouse gene upregulated in late stages of spermatogenic cells was cloned from mouse testis using overlapping RT-PCR and RACE. The mRNA of the gene was expressed mainly in diplotene/pachytene spermatocytes, round and elongating spermatids. We named this gene as SRG-L (Spermatogenesis Related ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ma Q,Wang H,Guo R,Wang H,Ge Y,Ma J,Xue S,Han D

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An organized microtubular cytoskeleton was discovered in the cytoplasm of Xenopus laevis oocytes. The microtubules were observed in 10- to 30-micron cryostat sections by indirect immunoperoxidase labeling using an antibody to tubulin. A gradual extraction of cells with a nonionic detergent was essential for good penet...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Tourte M,Besse C,Mounolou JC

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topoisomerase II (topo II) is an essential enzyme that alters DNA topology. This activity is important for a variety of chromosome functions including DNA replication, transcription, recombination, and chromosome condensation and segregation. Previously we localized topo II in mouse gametes and preimplantation embryos...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： St Pierre J,Wright DJ,Rowe TC,Wright SJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a novel reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based approach for systematically quantifying in a single experiment the abundances of many different mRNAs in preimplantation mouse embryos. With this approach, the entire mRNA population from a small number of embryos is amplified whi...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Rambhatla L,Patel B,Dhanasekaran N,Latham KE

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fully grown immature oocytes acquire the ability to be fertilized with sperm after meiotic maturation, which is finally accomplished by the formation and activation of the maturation-promoting factor (MPF). MPF is the complex of Cdc2 and cyclin B, and its function in promoting metaphase is common among species. The Mo...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Yoshida N,Mita K,Yamashita M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermiogenesis pursues three major objectives: (1) The safeguard of the male genome within the confines of a compact nucleus. (2) The accumulation of enzymes in the acrosome of be released at fertilization. (3) The development of a sperm propelling tail consisting of an axoneme surrounded by a scaffold of keratin-cont...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kierszenbaum AL

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study has used methoxyacetic acid (MAA)-induced depletion of specific germ cell types in the rat and in situ hybridization with nonradioactive riboprobes to determine the stages of the spermatogenic cycle at which there is expression of the mRNA for the basic chromosomal protein transition protein 2 (TP2)....

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Saunders PT,Millar MR,Maguire SM,Sharpe RM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of adiponectin in the delayed embryonic development of Cynopterus sphinx. Adiponectin receptor (ADIPOR1) abundance was first observed to be lower during the delayed versus non-delayed periods of utero-embryonic unit development. The effects of adiponectin treatment on emb...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Anuradha,Krishna A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the developmental pattern of prolactin receptor expression in the mouse by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, in situ hybridization, and radioligand binding and have found two unexpected aspects of temporal regulation. First, high levels of prolactin receptor mRNA were detected in mouse ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Tzeng SJ,Linzer DI

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal oocyte spindle due to the improper function of ooplasm is associated with female infertility of advanced maternal age. A possible way to overcome this problem is to transfer an oocyte germinal vesicle (GV) which contains genetic materials of a patient with a history of poor embryo development to the cytoplast...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Li GP,Chen DY,Lian L,Sun QY,Wang MK,Liu JL,Li JS,Han ZM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian reproductive processes involve spermatogenesis, which occurs in the testis, and fertilization, which takes place in the female genital tract. Fertilization is a successive, multistep, and extremely complicated event that usually includes sperm survival in the uterus, sperm migration through the uterotubal ju...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Xiong W,Wang Z,Shen C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frameworks (key mechanisms) of the self/non-self-discrimination systems that are found in various organisms have not been actively selected for, but have evolved by genetic drift such that the genetic frequency of random, advantageous mutations has increased within the genomes of these species by natural selection...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Harada Y,Sawada H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hoechst 33342 (H342), in combination with ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, is frequently used to aid or confirm the enucleation of porcine oocytes in somatic cell nuclear transfer programs. The exposure of oocytes to H342 and UV irradiation has a deleterious effect on the development of in vitro-fertilized porcine oocyte...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Gil MA,Maside C,Cuello C,Parrilla I,Vazquez JM,Roca J,Martinez EA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful fertilization in mammals depends on the sperm's ability to initiate intracellular Ca2+ oscillations in the egg, a phenomenon that is elicited by Sperm-oocyte activating factors (SOAFs), whose quantitative and/or qualitative defect might result in fertilization failure. One such proposed factor is Post-acros...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Freour T,Barragan M,Torra-Massana M,Ferrer-Vaquer A,Vassena R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oocyte maturation is accompanied by differentiation of surrounding cumulus cells. These cells produce hyaluronic acid (HA) and its storage in intercellular spaces results in expansion of the cells. The cumulus cells also accumulate cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2) during maturation. Both expansion and cox-2 storage are regula...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Vigneron C,Nuttinck F,Perreau C,Reinaud P,Charpigny G,Mermillod P

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequence of ionic changes involved in initiation of acrosomal exocytosis in capacitated mouse spermatozoa was investigated. Earlier studies demonstrated that a large influx of Na+ is required for exocytosis, this Na+ apparently being associated with an increase in intracellular pH (pHi) via an Na(+)-H+ exchanger. ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Fraser LR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decades worth of research have consistently shown the adverse effects of elevated temperatures on reproductive parameters of livestock species. The objective of this study was to evaluate the developmental and apoptotic responses of porcine in vitro fertilized (IVF) and parthenogenetically activated (PA) embryos heat ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Isom SC,Prather RS,Rucker EB 3rd

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to investigate the ultrastructural consequences of vitrification of bovine oocytes at the metaphase II (MII) stage by the so-called "Open Pulled Straw" method. Oocytes were matured in vitro for 22 hr and cryopreserved by vitrification. After warming and additional 2 hr of culture...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Hyttel P,Vajta G,Callesen H

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primordial germ cells (PGCs), the precursors of sperm or ova, could be used to generate transgenic animals and interspecies germ-line chimeras, which would facilitate the recovery of endangered species by making their access and manipulation in vitro easier. During early embryogenesis in avian species, PGCs are transp...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Jung KM,Kim YM,Ono T,Han JY

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the lizard Podarcis sicula, the major vitellogenin (VTG)-derived yolk proteins, lipovitellins and phosvitins, were extracted from the yolk globules of laid and fertilized eggs at different periods of incubation up to 44 days close to hatching. Embryonic development was almost over at this time. Yolk proteins were i...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Romano M,Rosanova P,Anteo C,Limatola E

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several animal and human studies have demonstrated that sex affects kinetics and metabolism during early embryo development. However, the mechanism governing these differences at the molecular level before the expression of the sex-determining gene SRY is unknown. We performed a systematic profiling of gene expression...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Zhou Q,Wang T,Leng L,Zheng W,Huang J,Fang F,Yang L,Chen F,Lin G,Wang WJ,Kristiansen K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common genetic cause of human infertility, but the mechanism(s) responsible for its phenotype remain largely unknown. KS is associated with alterations in body composition and with a higher risk of developing metabolic diseases. We therefore hypothesized that KS men seeking fertil...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Alves MG,Martins AD,Jarak I,Barros A,Silva J,Sousa M,Oliveira PF

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mouse oocytes, meiotic induction by pharmacological activation of PRKA (adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase; formerly known as AMPK) or by hormones depends on stimulation of fatty acid oxidation (FAO). PRKA stimulates FAO by phosphorylating and inactivating acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACAC; formerly ACC), ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Valsangkar DS,Downs SM

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mRNA translational control protein, Musashi, plays a critical role in cell fate determination through sequence-specific interactions with select target mRNAs. In proliferating stem cells, Musashi exerts repression of target mRNAs to promote cell cycle progression. During stem cell differentiation, Musashi target m...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Arumugam K,Macnicol MC,Macnicol AM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-acrosomal WW-domain binding protein (PAWP) is a signaling molecule located in the post-acrosomal sheath (PAS) of mammalian spermatozoa. We hypothesized that the proper integration of PAWP in the sperm PAS is reflective of bull-sperm quality and fertility. Cryopreserved semen samples from 298 sires of acceptable, ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kennedy CE,Krieger KB,Sutovsky M,Xu W,Vargovič P,Didion BA,Ellersieck MR,Hennessy ME,Verstegen J,Oko R,Sutovsky P

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) plays important regulatory roles during mouse spermatogenesis. PKA-mediated signaling has been shown to regulate gene expression, chromatin condensation, capacitation, and motility during sperm development and behavior, although how PKA is regulated in spatiotemporal manners durin...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Xu K,Qi H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00