Bovine mater-like NALP9 is an oocyte marker gene.

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：:In this study cytoskeletal antigens common to brushtail possum and tammar wallaby spermatozoa were characterised using a monoclonal antibody (PSA-10). Using indirect immunofluorescence, the PSA-10 antibody detected antigens predominantly associated with the midpiece and principal piece of mature, permeabilised marsupi...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Harris MS,Rodger JC

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study self-renewal, genetic modification, and differentiation of avian spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), we isolated chicken SSCs from fetal testes on the 16th hatching day via enzyme digestion, and then cultured the SSCs over 2 months after purification in vitro. SSCs were identified by alkaline phosphatase staini...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Yu F,Ding LJ,Sun GB,Sun PX,He XH,Ni LG,Li BC

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm must undergo capacitation to become fertilization competent. Here we validated that monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (GM1 ) localization patterns, which were assessed in the Cap-Score™ Sperm Function Test, reflect a capacitated state in human sperm. First, we defined patterns representing sperm that do or do not...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Moody MA,Cardona C,Simpson AJ,Smith TT,Travis AJ,Ostermeier GC

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:The completion of spermiogenesis requires condensation of the haploid spermatid genome. This task is accomplished in a gradual and relentless manner by first erasing the nucleosomal organization of chromatin while the DNA is protected by transient nuclear proteins TP1 and TP2. Then, the more permanent protamines come ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kierszenbaum AL

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of androgen-mediated, prolonged sperm-storage in the female reproductive tract of the bat, Scotophilus heathii. The bat treated in vivo with flutamide, an androgen antagonist, showed loss of spermatozoa at the storage site, utero-tubal junction. Immunocytoc...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Roy VK,Krishna A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-pubertal pig oocytes display reduced developmental competence compared with adult oocytes following in vitro maturation (IVM). Exposure to dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate (dbcAMP) for the first 20 hr IVM improves development of pre-pubertal oocytes, suggesting that their cAMP content may be inadequate. Th...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Bagg MA,Nottle MB,Grupen CG,Armstrong DT

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel gene Ggnbp1 was identified during yeast two-hybrid screening of gametogenetin protein 1 (GGN1)-interacting proteins. Ggnbp1 gene was found in mouse, rat, and human genomes but not in sequenced yeast, worms, fly, or fish genomes. Northern blotting analysis revealed that the gene was specifically expressed in th...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Zhou Y,Zhao Q,Bishop CE,Huang P,Lu B

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) has long been considered as a neuropeptide involved in the control of the reproductive cycle. However, the presence of GnRH and its receptors in various tissues, including ovary and testis, suggests a role as autocrine/paracrine factor. In the present study, we report the expr...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Uzbekova S,Ferrière F,Guiguen Y,Bailhache T,Breton B,Lareyre JJ

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the cloning and characterization of a partial cDNA, x121, that represents an RNA, which is localized in the animal hemisphere of Xenopus oocytes. This RNA is also detected in an animal to vegetal gradient during early cleavage stages. The x121 RNA titer decreases from fertilization through the gastrula sta...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kloc M,Reddy BA,Miller M,Eastman E,Etkin LD

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamete membrane interaction is critical to initiate the development of a new organism. The signaling pathways governing this event, however, are poorly understood. In this report, we provide the first evidence that protein kinase C activity in mouse eggs plays a crucial role in the regulation of this process. Stimulat...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Akabane H,Fan J,Zheng X,Zhu GZ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cumulus cells that surround the mammalian oocyte become dispersed following the preovulatory surge of the pituitary gonadotropin, luteinizing hormone (LH). We have examined cumulus-oocyte complexes of PMSG-primed immature rats before and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hr after injection of human chorionic gonadotropin (h...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Phillips DM,Dekel N

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of two ras-related proteins (22 and 23 kDa) was demonstrated in Xenopus embryonic extracts by selective immunoprecipitation using anti-ras monoclonal antibodies 142-24E05 and Y13-259. We further describe the cytological effects of the microinjection of anti-ras monoclonal antibody Y13-259 into early cleav...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Miron MJ,Lanoix J,Paiement J

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis participates in the sex change of hermaphrodite teleosts, and gonadal steroid hormones mediate this physiological process. The secretion of gonadal steroids is directly regulated by signaling pathways involving gonadotropins (GtHs) and gonadotropin receptors (Gt...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Hu X,Liu X,Zhang H,Zhang Y,Li S,Sang Q,Wang Q,Luo W,Liu Q,Lu D,Meng Z,Lin H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semen analysis lacks a functional component and best identifies extreme cases of infertility. The ganglioside GM1 is known to have functional roles during capacitation and acrosome exocytosis. Here, we assessed whether GM1 localization patterns (Cap-Score™) correspond with male fertility in different settings: Study 1...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Cardona C,Neri QV,Simpson AJ,Moody MA,Ostermeier GC,Seaman EK,Paniza T,Rosenwaks Z,Palermo GD,Travis AJ

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remodeling and relaxation of the mouse pubic symphysis (PS) are central events in parturition. The mouse PS remodels in a hormone-controlled process that involves the modification of the fibrocartilage into an interpubic ligament (IpL), followed by its relaxation prior to parturition. It is recognized that nitric oxid...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Moro CF,Consonni SR,Rosa RG,Nascimento MA,Joazeiro PP

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen is denatured in the gradual cervical ripening process during late pregnancy, already before the onset of final cervical ripening at parturition. Matrix Metallo Proteinases (MMPs) might be responsible for this process. To investigate the presence and potential function of MMPs at the different stages of the ri...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： van Engelen E,Breeveld-Dwarkasing VN,Taverne MA,Everts ME,van der Weijden GC,Rutten VP

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:The aims of this study were to investigate steady-state level of Kit Ligand (KL) mRNA and its effects on in vitro survival and growth of caprine preantral follicles. RT-PCR was used to analyze caprine steady-state level of KL mRNA in primordial, primary, and secondary follicles, and in small (1-3 mm) and large (3-6 mm...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Celestino JJ,Bruno JB,Lima-Verde IB,Matos MH,Saraiva MV,Chaves RN,Martins FS,Almeida AP,Cunha RM,Lima LF,Name KP,Campello CC,Silva JR,Báo SN,Figueiredo JR

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid cell leukemia-1 (MCL1), an anti-apoptotic member of the BCL2 family, is expressed abundantly in the testis. Previous characterization revealed that MCL1 is expressed exclusively in the Leydig cells in the mouse testis, yet what it does in these cells remains unknown. We therefore analyzed testosterone biosynth...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Guang-Yu L,Hai-Yan L,Ji-Hong L,Yun-Cong M,Xue-Lian D,Chun-Yu L,Wen-Yong S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FGF-4 appears to be the first fibroblast growth factor (FGF) expressed during embryogenesis, and its expression is critical for early mammalian development. FGF-4 is expressed in the embryonic cell lines, F9, D3, and NT2/D1; but its expression in these cells is repressed upon differentiation. Transcription of the FGF-...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Lamb KA,Johnson LR,Rizzino A

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is an important assisted reproductive technology (ART). Due to deployment difficulties and low efficiency of the earlier (conventional) version of ICSI, especially in the mouse, a piezo-assisted ICSI technique had evolved as a popular ART methodology in recent years. An importan...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ergenc AF,Li MW,Toner M,Biggers JD,Lloyd KC,Olgac N

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are useful for producing transgenic chickens and preserving genetic material in avian species. In this study, we investigated the in vitro differentiation potential of chicken PGCs into different cell types. For differentiation into adipocytes, chicken PGCs were cultured for 21 days in ind...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Li BC,Tian ZQ,Sun M,Xu Q,Wang XY,Qin YR,Xu F,Gao B,Wang KH,Sun HC,Chen GH

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the equine, the zona pellucida (ZP) is the major barrier to successful in vitro fertilization. Therefore the aim of our studies was to analyze species-specific features of the equine ZP in regard to structure and glycoprotein ZPB and ZPC expression sites during oocyte development and embryogenesis. The equine ZP re...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kölle S,Dubois CS,Caillaud M,Lahuec C,Sinowatz F,Goudet G

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cryopreservation on the frequency and type of chromosomal abnormalities in human sperm were investigated. Employing a technique that enables direct visualization of human sperm chromosomes following in vitro penetration of hamster oocytes, sperm samples from 10 normal men were examined before and after ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Martin RH,Chernos JE,Rademaker AW

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that bovine oocytes parthenogenetically activated after 40 hours (hr) of in vitro maturation proceed through the cell cycle faster than those after 20 hr of maturation. In the present study, we used this model of different speed of nuclear progression to investigate the correlation of two hall...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Tian XC,Lonergan P,Jeong BS,Evans AC,Yang X

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have tested three parameters in sperm-mediated gene transfer assays with mice and pigs: (i) the epididymal versus ejaculated origin of sperm cells, (ii) the primary structure, and (iii) the amount of the challenging foreign DNA. We have found that the pVLCNhGH construct, of retrotransposon origin, causes a massive ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Sciamanna I,Piccoli S,Barberi L,Zaccagnini G,Magnano AR,Giordano R,Campedelli P,Hodgson C,Lorenzini R,Spadafora C

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Derivation and stable maintenance of porcine induced pluripotent stem cells (piPSCs) is challenging. We herein systematically analyzed two piPSC lines, derived by lentiviral transduction and cultured under either leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) or fibroblast growth factor (FGF) conditions, to shed more light on the u...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Secher JO,Ceylan A,Mazzoni G,Mashayekhi K,Li T,Muenthaisong S,Nielsen TT,Li D,Li S,Petkov S,Cirera S,Luo Y,Thombs L,Kadarmideen HN,Dinnyes A,Bolund L,Roelen BA,Schmidt M,Callesen H,Hyttel P,Freude KK

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies have suggested that the Cables1 gene regulates epithelial cell proliferation, whereas other studies suggest a role in promoting neural differentiation. In efforts to clarify the functions of Cables1 in vivo, we conducted gain- and loss-of-function studies targeting its ortholog (cables1) in the zebraf...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Groeneweg JW,White YA,Kokel D,Peterson RT,Zukerberg LR,Berin I,Rueda BR,Wood AW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00