x121: a localized maternal transcript in Xenopus laevis.

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：:Insulators are located at the boundaries of differentially regulated genes and delimit their interactions by establishing independent chromatin structures. Recently, an insulator sequence has been found in the 5'-flanking region of arylsulfatase (ARS) gene from sea urchin. To investigate functional conservation of thi...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Takada T,Iida K,Akasaka K,Yasue H,Torii R,Tsujimoto G,Taira M,Kimura H

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oviduct is a dynamic organ which modulates gamete physiology. Sperm-oviduct interaction provides the formation of a sperm storage reservoir and allows the selection of sperm with certain qualities in eutherian mammals. In sows, the oviductal sperm binding glycoprotein (SBG) has been proposed to be involved in sper...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Teijeiro JM,Ignotz GG,Marini PE

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of protein tyrosine phosphorylation is required for sperm capacitation and oocyte fertilization. The objective of the present work was to study the role of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) on protein tyrosine phosphorylation in boar spermatozoa under capacitating conditions. To do this, boar spermatozoa ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Macías-García B,García-Marín LJ,Bragado MJ,González-Fernández L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that the MRL/MpJ mouse strain shows several unique phenotypes, including rapid wound healing, inherent collagen disease, heat shock-resistant spermatocytes, and metaphase-specific apoptosis (Msa) in the testis. In the present study, we found the genetic mutation associated with Msa by chromosomal ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Namiki Y,Endoh D,Kon Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sperm nucleus has a unique chromatin structure where the DNA is highly condensed and associated with specific proteins, the protamines. It is a nondividing cell which is also transcriptionally inactive. After fusion with an oocyte, the sperm nucleus undergoes decondensation and, in the same time, starts replicatio...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Hazzouri M,Rousseaux S,Mongelard F,Usson Y,Pelletier R,Faure AK,Vourc'h C,Sèle B

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the effects of different culture media used for maturation of bovine oocytes on in vitro embryo development following in vitro fertilization. Oocytes were aspirated from 2-5 mm follicles of ovaries collected at a local abattoir. The oocyte-cumulus complexes (OCCs) were cultur...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Rose TA,Bavister BD

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seminiferous tubules of the testis and epididymal tubules in adult rodents are enveloped by contractile myoid cells, which move sperm and fluids along the male reproductive tract. Myoid cells in the testis influence Sertoli cells by paracrine signaling, but their role in the epididymis is unknown. Electron microscopy ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Oliveira RL,Parent A,Cyr DG,Gregory M,Mandato CA,Smith CE,Hermo L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p53, p21, and Rb are proteins with an important role in cell-cycle control. The expression and distribution of these gene products and the apoptotic rate were studied in the marbled-newt testis along the annual cycle to know the role of these factors in the control of spermatogenesis and glandular tissue formation. Th...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ricote M,Alfaro JM,García-Tuñón I,Arenas MI,Fraile B,Paniagua R,Royuela M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testis induction is associated with gonadal Sry and Sox9 expression in mammals, and with Sox9 expression in vertebrates where Sry is absent. In mammals, Sry might initiate testis induction by upregulating Sox9 expression; however, direct evidence supporting this hypothesis is lacking. Models of Sry-negative XX sex rev...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Meyers-Wallen VN

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm-mediated gene transfer in vertebrates has undergone various developments over the last few years, in different laboratories. In the present study, we microinjected a circular plasmid, carrying the lacZ reporter gene mixed with noncommercial cationic lipids, into the seminiferous tubules of anesthetized adult mic...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Celebi C,Auvray P,Benvegnu T,Plusquellec D,Jégou B,Guillaudeux T

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following Northern analysis, GGT mRNA was found predominantly within the caput epididymides and kidney. The size of mRNAs for kidney, caput, corpus, and ductus deferens were 2.2, 2.3, 2.2, and 2.3 kb, respectively, whereas cauda showed a doublet of 2.2 and 2.3 kb. GGT transpeptidation and hydrolytic activity within ep...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Hinton BT,Palladino MA,Mattmueller DR,Bard D,Good K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triosephosphate isomerase 1 (TPI1) is a member of the glycolytic pathway, which is a critical source of energy for motility in mouse sperm. By immunoblotting, we detected two male, germ line-specific TPI1 bands (Mr 33,400 and 30,800) as well as the somatic-type band (Mr 27,700). Although all three bands were observed ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ijiri TW,Vadnais ML,Lin AM,Huang AP,Cao W,Merdiushev T,Gerton GL

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male infertility or subfertility is frequently associated with disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testis axis events, like secondary hypogonadism. However, little is known how this condition affects the proteomic composition of the epididymal fluid. In the present study, we evaluated the proteomic changes in the...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Souza APB,Lopes TN,da Silva AFT,Santi L,Beys-da-Silva WO,Yates JR 3rd,Bustamante-Filho IC

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five experiments, utilizing 3741 embryos produced in vitro, were designed to test the effects of Eagle's nonessential amino acids, and combinations of Eagle's essential amino acids and the RNA polymerase inhibitor alpha-amanitin on the development of preimplantation bovine embryos in a modified protein-free KSOM mediu...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Liu Z,Foote RH

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fertilization in Bufo arenarum requires the sperm to penetrate the egg envelopes. The incubation of isolated vitelline envelopes with sperm induces the acrosome reaction, releasing proteases and glycosidases to the media. In the present work N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase, beta-D-galactosidase, beta-D-glucosidase, al...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Martínez ML,Martelotto L,Cabada MO

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovorubin and PV2 are the major lipoglycocarotenoproteins present in the perivitellus of the freshwater snail eggs of Pomacea canaliculata, a rapidly expanding rice field pest. We have previously characterized these two particles regarding their lipid and protein compositions, their synthesis and tissular distribution,...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Dreon MS,Heras H,Pollero RJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of a paternal genome in parthenogenetic embryos clearly limits their postimplantation development, but apparently not their preimplantation development, since morphologically normal blastocysts can be formed. The cleavage rate of these embryos during the preimplantation period gives a better indication of the...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Henery CC,Kaufman MH

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In pigs, the morphology and cell number of in vitro-produced blastocysts are inferior to those of their in vivo counterparts. The objective of this study was to increase developmental competence and to gain an understanding of cell allocation in blastocysts derived from the aggregation of four-cell stage porcine embry...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Lee SG,Park CH,Choi DH,Kim HS,Ka HH,Lee CK

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing of the transition from maternal to zygotic control of development (MZT) and the initiation of transcription was studied in domestic cat embryos to determine if there is a temporal association between these phenomena and the development block observed in cat embryos fertilized in vitro. Embryos were derived ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Hoffert KA,Anderson GB,Wildt DE,Roth TL

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces germ cell apoptosis, but its mechanism of action is not clear. One possibility is that LPS regulates the expression of FAS ligand (FASLG) in Sertoli cells, which will then influence germ cell apoptosis. In this study, LPS reduced the viability of cultured, immature boar Sertoli cells i...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Wang Y,Zhang JJ,Yang WR,Luo HY,Zhang JH,Wang XZ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progesterone (P) has previously been shown to rapidly increase free intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), and subsequently to initiate the acrosome reaction (AR) in capacitated human sperm. The present study used cytochemical analysis of the AR, and spectrofluorometric determination of sperm [Ca2+]i and intra...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Garcia MA,Meizel S

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：: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

abstract：:The homeobox-containing gene family plays a pivotal role in regulating, patterning, and axial morphogenesis in the developing embryo. But there is still very little known about the expression and function of these genes in mammalian oocytes and preimplantation stage embryos. In this study we have used degenerate prime...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ponsuksili S,Wimmers K,Adjaye J,Schellander K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eggs of Ascidia ceratodes and Phallusia mammillata block polyspermy by releasing a phosphatidylinositol-linked glycosidase from the follicle cell and egg surface that binds to and blocks all unoccupied sperm binding sites on the vitelline coat. Release of this glycosidase is thought to be under the control of a membra...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Robert LK,Lucio-Gough LM,Goode CA,Mckinney K,Lambert CC

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for assessment of the human sperm acrosome reaction is reported using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated Concanavalin A (ConA). The technique involved labelling prefixed spermatozoa, where only those spermatozoa that showed a complete loss of the acrosome bound FITC-ConA to the acrosomal region. Com...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Holden CA,Hyne RV,Sathananthan AH,Trounson AO

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：:Factors affecting the efficiency of producing transgenic rats by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)-mediated DNA transfer were investigated. Epididymal spermatozoa from Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were sonicated and/or frozen-thawed for cutting the tail and membrane disruption. The sperm heads were exposed for 1 min...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Hirabayashi M,Kato M,Ishikawa A,Kaneko R,Yagi T,Hochi S

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implantation is a complex process that requires the interaction of the blastocyst, and subsequently, that of the developing embryos with the endometrium. Several growth factors and cytokines are involved in implantation, but the details of their actions as related to the regulation of blastocyst implantation remain un...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Taniguchi F,Harada T,Yoshida S,Iwabe T,Onohara Y,Tanikawa M,Terakawa N

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00