Timing of MAP kinase inactivation effects on emission of polar body in porcine oocytes activated by Ca2+ ionophore.

abstract：:Three monoclonal antibodies against human protamines were obtained by immunization with total human basic nuclear proteins or purified protamine HP3. The specificity of antibodies was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot. They recognized three distinct epitopes: One was specific for t...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Le Lannic G,Arkhis A,Vendrely E,Chevaillier P,Dadoune JP

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the differentiation of tissue types was examined in embryos of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. We have examined the expression of various tissue-specific molecular markers after disrupting the ECM by culturing embryos in the presence of beta-aminoproprionitrile fumarate (BAPN),...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Benson S,Rawson R,Killian C,Wilt F

更新日期：1991-07-01 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 present study examined the effect of elevated Ca(2+) concentration in fusion/activation medium on the fusion and development of fetal fibroblast nuclear transfer (NT) porcine embryos. Frozen-thawed and serum starved fetal fibroblasts were transferred into the perivitelline space of enucleated oocytes. Cell fusion ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Cheong HT,Park KW,Im GS,Lai L,Sun QY,Day BN,Prather RS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) on the development of cultured rat pre-antral follicles. Pre-antral follicles with a diameter between 140 and 160 microm are mechanically isolated from ovaries of 10-day-old rats and cultured in groups for 6 days in FSH and...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Zhao J,Taverne MA,Van Der Weijden GC,Bevers MM,Van Den Hurk R

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haprin (TRIM36) is a ubiquitin-protein ligase that mediates ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. It is expressed in the testes in both mice and humans and is thought to be involved in spermiogenesis, the acrosome reaction, and fertilization. However, the functional role of Haprin i...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Aoki Y,Tsujimura A,Kaseda K,Okabe M,Tokuhiro K,Ohta T,O'Bryan MK,Okuda H,Kitamura K,Ogawa Y,Fujiki T,Wada M,Horie S,Nishimune Y,Tanaka H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of female gonads in the chicken is asymmetric. This asymmetry affects gene expression, morphology, and germ cell development; consequently only the left ovary develops into a functional organ, whereas the right ovary remains vestigial. In males, on the other hand, both gonads develop into functional testes...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： de Melo Bernardo A,Heeren AM,van Iperen L,Fernandes MG,He N,Anjie S,Noce T,Ramos ES,de Sousa Lopes SM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we discuss the expression, regulation, downstream mechanisms, and function of stress-induced stress enzymes in mammalian oocytes, peri-implantation embryos, and the stem cells derived from those embryos. Recent reports suggest that stress enzymes mediate developmental functions during early mammalian d...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Xie Y,Liu J,Proteasa S,Proteasa G,Zhong W,Wang Y,Wang F,Puscheck EE,Rappolee DA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated the expression of cyclin A2 in mouse two-cell embryos to elucidate the role of cyclin A2 at the G2/M transition. Two forms of cyclin A2 on SDS-PAGE (an upper and a lower band) were detected in two-cell embryos synchronized at the M phase by nocodazole. To investigate the nature of...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ohashi A,Imai H,Minami N

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PLAC1 is a recently described, trophoblast-specific gene that localizes to a region of the X-chromosome important in placental development. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that PLAC1 polypeptide localizes to the differentiated syncytiotrophoblast throughout gestation (8-41 weeks) as well as a small populatio...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Massabbal E,Parveen S,Weisoly DL,Nelson DM,Smith SD,Fant M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spindle positioning is an imperative cellular process that regulates a number of different developmental events throughout embryogenesis. The spindle must be properly positioned in embryos not only for the segregation of chromosomes, but also to segregate developmental determinants into different daughter blastomeres....

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Moorhouse KS,Burgess DR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uterus and the placenta synthesize insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and insulin-like binding proteins (IGFBPs). These growth factors are implicated in processes of proliferation and differentiation that occur in the uterus. To determine the patterns of expression of IGFs during rat pregnancy we used in situ hybr...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Correia-da-Silva G,Bell SC,Pringle JH,Teixeira N

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) belong to the transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ) superfamily. BMPs mediate a highly conserved signal transduction cascade through the type-I and type-II serine/threonine kinase receptors and intracellular Smad proteins, which regulate multiple developmental and homeostatic proces...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Tian C,Liu J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of retinoic acid (RA) during in vitro maturation (IVM) improves bovine oocyte quality and developmental potential. In this work, we investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms. Cumulus-oocyte complexes were meiotically arrested by roscovitine and/or matured in defined medium containing RA, 1% ethanol...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Gomez E,Rodríguez A,Goyache F,Díez C,José Royo L,Moreira PN,Néstor Caamaño J,Morán E,Gutiérrez-Adán A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cattle consuming endophyte-infected tall fescue grass have an associated reduction in circulating progesterone and reduced reproductive rates. In this study, commercially available rat microarrays were used to analyze the gene expression in luteal tissues from heifers fed endophyte-free fescue, endophyte-infected fesc...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Jones KL,King SS,Iqbal MJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that orchestrate numerous cellular processes both under normal physiological conditions as well as in diseases. This review summarizes the functional roles and transcriptional regulation of the highly evolutionarily conserved miRNA, microRNA-31 (miR-31). miR-31 is an importa...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Stepicheva NA,Song JL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusion of seminal plasma in the uterus is known to elicit an instant inflammatory response in the porcine uterus, but whether or not it prepares a uterine immunological response to the presence of conceptuses is not well understood. Seminal plasma induced long-term modulatory effects and conceptus-induced immune cha...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Jalali BM,Kitewska A,Wasielak M,Bodek G,Bogacki M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to investigate the mechanisms underlying fluid movement across the trophectoderm during blastocyst formation by determining whether aquaporins (AQPs) are expressed during early mammalian development. AQPs belong to a family of major intrinsic membrane proteins and function as molecular ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Offenberg H,Barcroft LC,Caveney A,Viuff D,Thomsen PD,Watson AJ

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have shown a correlation between transferrin (Tf) concentration and sperm yield in several mammalian species. We have used transgenic mice expressing human Tf (hTf) to investigate if overexpression of Tf increases the efficiency of mouse spermatogenesis. We demonstrated that a 36% increase of Tf does not ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Lécureuil C,Staub C,Fouchécourt S,Maurel MC,Fontaine I,Martinat N,Gauthier C,Daudignon A,Delaleu B,Sow A,Jégou B,Guillou F

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clusterin is a heterodimeric glycoprotein synthesized and secreted by rat Sertoli cells and epididymal epithelium. The goal of this study was to determine the presence of clusterin in the luminal fluid of the cauda epididymides and its association with the membranes of developing spermatozoa in the presence and absenc...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Mattmueller DR,Hinton BT

更新日期：1992-05-01 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：:Binding of neurotrophic ligands to rabbit spermatozoa was studied. Nicotinic cholinergic antagonists, [3H]alpha-bungarotoxin and [3H]dihydro-beta-erythroidine (DE), bound with high affinity to different sites in the tails of rabbit spermatozoa with the former binding to 10,207 sites/cell and the latter to 562 sites/ce...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Young RJ,Laing JC

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of stem cell factor (SCF) mRNA and protein was examined in the postnatal rat testis. Northern blot analysis of total RNA from 1-4 days postpartum (dpp) testes showed none or barely detectable levels of the approximately 6.5 kb SCF transcript. At 5 dpp, there was a striking elevation in this mRNA, a timi...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Munsie M,Schlatt S,deKretser DM,Loveland KL

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex-related growth rate differences in preimplantation mouse embryos were investigated. In experiment I, Day 3 embryos were recovered from reproductive tracts, classified according to developmental stage, and cultured for 24 hr in CZB medium containing glucose. Each embryo was then reclassified and stained for measure...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Peippo J,Bredbacka P

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of embryos in vitro has enormous potential for research and commercial applications. Unfortunately, in vitro production of porcine embryos is extremely inefficient. Despite the characterization of distinct phenotypes, little is known about the molecular mechanisms and altered physiological processes of in v...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Miles JR,Blomberg LA,Krisher RL,Everts RE,Sonstegard TS,Van Tassell CP,Zuelke KA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LIN28B is an RNA-binding protein necessary for maintaining pluripotency in stem cells and plays an important role in trophoblast cell differentiation. LIN28B action on target gene function often involves the Let-7 miRNA family. Previous work in cancer cells revealed that LIN28 through Let-7 miRNA regulates expression ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： McWhorter ES,West RC,Russ JE,Ali A,Winger QA,Bouma GJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm from the decapod crustacean Rhynchocinetes typus undergo dramatic shape changes as they pass from the vas deferens to seawater and interact with the oocyte envelopes. Using FITC-phalloidin and antitubulin antibodies, we were able to localize microfilaments and a tubulin-like protein in R. typus spermatozoon. Mic...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Perez C,Roco M,Castro A,Dupre E,Schatten G,Barros C

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The murine intracisternal A particle (IAP) proviral elements are expressed at low levels in undifferentiated F9 embryonal carcinoma cells but are highly expressed when F9 cells are induced to differentiate into parietal endoderm-like cells. IAP elements are also expressed in parietal endoderm-like PYS-2 cells. We prev...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kamat JP,Basu A,Satyamoorthy K,Xu MQ,Showe L,Howe CC

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility to isolate canine mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from foetal adnexa is interesting since several canine genetic disorders are reported to resemble similar dysfunctions in humans. In this study, we successfully isolated, cytogenetically and molecularly characterized, and followed the differentiation pote...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Filioli Uranio M,Valentini L,Lange-Consiglio A,Caira M,Guaricci AC,L'Abbate A,Catacchio CR,Ventura M,Cremonesi F,Dell'Aquila ME

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pannexins (Panxs) are channel-forming proteins that have homology to the invertebrate gap junction proteins, the innexins. These proteins form membrane channels implicated in ATP release. To evaluate the role of Panxs in the male reproductive tract, we investigated the distribution and regulation of Panx1 and 3 in the...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Turmel P,Dufresne J,Hermo L,Smith CE,Penuela S,Laird DW,Cyr DG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00