BH4 peptide derived from Bcl-xL and Bax-inhibitor peptide suppresses apoptotic mitochondrial changes in heat stressed bovine oocytes.

abstract：:EPPIN (epididymal protease inhibitor; SPINLW1), an antimicrobial cysteine-rich protein containing both Kunitz and whey acidic protein (WAP)-type four disulfide core protease inhibitor consensus sequences, is a target for male contraception because of its critical role in sperm motility. Here, we characterized EPPIN's ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Silva EJ,Patrão MT,Tsuruta JK,O'Rand MG,Avellar MC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse zygotes or halves of zygotes, containing either a female or a male pronucleus, were fused with ovulated metaphase II oocytes. In 59.7% of the resulting hybrid cells, the pronuclei underwent premature chromosome condensation (PCC). In some of these heterokaryons the 2 pronuclei differed in the dynamics of condens...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ciemerych MA,Czołowska R

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：:Plac1 is a recently identified, X-linked gene whose expression is restricted primarily to cells of the trophoblast lineage. It localizes to a chromosomal locus previously implicated in placental growth. We therefore sought to determine if Plac1 is necessary for placental and embryonic development by examining a mutant...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Jackman SM,Kong X,Fant ME

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：: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：:So far, standard follicle culture systems can produce blastocyst from less than 40% of the in vitro matured oocytes compared to over 70% in the in vivo counterpart. Because the capacity for embryonic development is strictly associated with the terminal stage of oocyte growth, the nuclear maturity status of the in vitr...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ola SI,Ai JS,Liu JH,Wang Q,Wang ZB,Chen DY,Sun QY

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperactivated motility was studied in guinea pig spermatozoa. In the presence of the local anesthetic procaine, a high number of sperm cells (64%) showed hyperactivation when incubated in minimal culture medium with pyruvate, lactate, and glucose. Hyperactivated motility was dependent on glucose in the medium. Sperm ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Mújica A,Neri-Bazan L,Tash JS,Uribe S

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germ cells require communication with associated somatic cells for normal gametogenesis, as exemplified by an oocyte that interacts with granulosa cells via paracrine factors as well as gap junctions located at sites of contact between these two cell types. The objective of the present study was to define the mechanis...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： McGinnis LK,Kinsey WH

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:Endometriosis is defined as endometrial tissue outside of the uterine cavity. The pathogenesis of this common disease remains poorly understood. However, the implantation and invasion of the viable cells from retrograde menstruation into the peritoneum is a widely accepted theory. To date, the mechanisms by which cell...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Chen GT,Tai CT,Yeh LS,Yang TC,Tsai HD

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is a highly conserved serine/threonine protein kinase implicated in diverse cellular processes. Activity of GSK-3 is essential for meiotic chromatin segregation in oocytes, yet expression and/or function of GSK-3 have not been reported in mammalian preimplantation embryos. Objectives...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Acevedo N,Wang X,Dunn RL,Smith GD

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the expression and regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) PPARdelta gene in mouse uterus during early pregnancy by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. PPARdelta expression under pseudopregnancy, delayed implantation, hormonal treatment, and arti...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ding NZ,Teng CB,Ma H,Ni H,Ma XH,Xu LB,Yang ZM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hoxa10, a homeodomain transcription factor, is dynamically expressed in adult uterine endometrium where it is necessary for embryo implantation. Endometrial Hoxa10 expression is driven by estrogen and progesterone. High levels of endometrial Hoxa10 expression coincide with high progesterone levels and development of e...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Daftary GS,Taylor HS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) hold great promise for cell-based therapies and drug screening applications. However, growing and processing large quantities of undifferentiated hESCs is a challenging task. Conventionally, hESCs are passaged as clusters, which can limit their growth efficiency and use in downstream...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Bajpai R,Lesperance J,Kim M,Terskikh AV

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Connexin 43 (Cx43), a gap junction protein expressed in differentiated granulosa cells, is necessary for normal follicular development. Cx43 expression and regulation by epidermal growth factor (EGF) were characterized in immature rabbit granulosa cells. Cx43 mRNA was expressed in the granulosa cells of primary follic...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kennedy KL,Floyd AA,Clarkson AM,Lee VH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen consumption of preimplantation and early postimplantation mouse embryos has been measured using a novel noninvasive ultramicrofluorescence technique, based on an oil-soluble, nontoxic quaternary benzoid compound pyrene, whose fluorescence is quenched in the presence of oxygen. Pyruvate and glucose consumption, ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Houghton FD,Thompson JG,Kennedy CJ,Leese HJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copulation produces different stimuli in the female reproductive tract in camelids, which lead to ovulation. Expression of β-nerve growth factor (β-NGF) and its specific receptor, tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrKA), was studied comparing the oviductal microenvironment of mated and nonmated llamas. β-NGF and TrKA wer...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Sari LM,Zampini R,Argañaraz ME,Ratto MH,Apichela SA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantitative primer extension method was used to measure the mass of histone gene transcripts in mature oocytes of the amphibian Xenopus laevis. The procedure, using a large excess of gene-specific oligonucleotide primer and continuous incorporation of a radiolabeled deoxynucleoside triphosphate precursor, is more s...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Brashears-Macatee S,Hinkley C,Perry M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abattoir-derived oocytes were exposed to a concentrated cryoprotectant solution (DAP213: 2 M DMSO, 1 M acetamide, 3 M propanediol, and 10% FCS in TCM199) for 1.5 or 5 min at the germinal vesicle (GV) stage or after maturation in vitro (IVM). Their viability was assessed by in vitro fertilization (IVF) and culture (IVC...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Fuku EJ,Liu J,Downey BR

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel restriction fragment differential display (RFDD) RT-PCR has been used to compare patterns of mRNA expression in bovine oocytes matured in vitro in the presence (10%) or absence of fetal calf serum (FCS). Total RNA extracted from matured and denuded oocytes was processed using display Profile kit (Display Syste...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Rzucidlo SJ,Gibbons J,Stice SL

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:This study was designed to examine the recovery of mitochondrial function and endogenous antioxidant systems in vitrified oocytes during extended incubations. After 16 hr of in vitro maturation, bovine meiosis-II oocytes were vitrified, and then surviving oocytes were cultured an additional 8 hr. ATP content, ATP synt...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Zhao XM,Du WH,Wang D,Hao HS,Liu Y,Qin T,Zhu HB

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned and sequenced cDNAs encoding autoantigen 1 (AA1), a testis-specific protein and the major autoantigen of the guinea pig sperm acrosome. The cDNA predicts a precursor protein of 244 amino acids including a 21 amino acid hydrophobic, secretory signal sequence. The mature polypeptide is predicted to have a...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Foster JA,Gerton GL

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of in vitro matured bovine oocytes with colcemid results in a membrane protrusion that contains maternal chromosomes, which can be easily removed by aspiration. Four experiments were designed to evaluate the overall and temporal effects of conditioned medium (CM) by bovine cumulus cells on development of nuc...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Li GP,Bunch TD,White KL,Aston KI,Meerdo LN,Pate BJ,Sessions BR

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzyme activities were determined quantitatively in individual rat oocytes to study their energy metabolism during maturation. Low hexokinase activity and high activities of lactate dehydrogenase and enzymes in the phosphate pathway, i.e., glucose 6-P and 6-P gluconate dehydrogenases, were characteristic of immature o...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Tsutsumi O,Satoh K,Taketani Y,Kato T

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fresh cytosols extracted from unfertilized amphibian eggs contain a cytostatic factor (CSF) which arrests the cell cycle at metaphase when microinjected into cleaving blastomeres. This CSF is sensitive to Ca2+, and is designated primary CSF (1 degree CSF). During storage of Ca(2+)-containing cytosols at 2 degrees C, s...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Zhang J,Masui Y

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygous deletion of the Lis1 gene (Lis1(-/-)) in mouse resulted in early embryonic lethality immediately after embryo implantation by an undefined mechanism. We seek to define the nature of this demise. LIS1 (pafah1b1) is a 46 kDa protein with seven tryptophan-aspartate (WD) repeats. It docks with many proteins and...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Cahana A,Jin XL,Reiner O,Wynshaw-Boris A,O'Neill C

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Pumilio (Pum) family of RNA-binding proteins act as translational repressors and are required for germ cell development and asymmetric division. We identified the chicken Pum1 and Pum2 genes and analyzed their expression patterns in various tissues. Comparative sequence analysis of the Pum1 and Pum2 pro...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Lee JY,Lim JM,Kim DK,Zheng YH,Moon S,Han BK,Song KD,Kim H,Han JY

更新日期：2008-01-01 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