CDK5 is present in sea urchin and starfish eggs and embryos and can interact with p35, cyclin E and cyclin B3.

abstract：:The distribution of microtubules was studied during fertilization of the rabbit oocyte by immunofluorescence microscopy after staining with an anti-alpha-tubulin antibody. In ovulated oocytes, microtubules were found exclusively in the meiotic spindle. At fertilization, the paternal centrosome generated sperm astral m...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Yllera-Fernández MM,Crozet N,Ahmed-Ali M

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA interference (RNAi) is an effective tool for studying gene function in oocytes, but no studies have targeted somatic cells of primary cultured cumulus cell-oocyte complexes (COCs). This is probably due to difficulty in introducing RNAi-inducing molecules, such as a short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) gene, into COCs by comm...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Sugiura K,Su YQ,Eppig JJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of cytokines and growth factors are known to modulate proliferation and differentiation of human endometrium. In this study, the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and VEGF receptors, fms-like tyrosine kinase (Flt1) and kinase insert domain-containi...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Wei P,Chen XL,Song XX,Han CS,Liu YX

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNase MRP is a ribonucleoprotein endoribonuclease found predominantly in nucleoli, but which has been associated with mitochondria and mitochondrial RNA processing. In order to analyze the intracellular localization of specific RNA components of ribonucleoproteins of this type, a whole-mount method for in situ hybridi...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Davis AF,Jeong-Yu S,Clayton DA

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cDNA clones encoding stage-and/or space-specific genes in porcine ovarian follicles have been investigated by differential screening of cDNA libraries of granulosa cells and corpus luteum. A clone corresponding to mRNA preferentially expressed in the functional stage of corpus luteum was found to encode a protein simi...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Tanaka T,Itahana K,Andoh N,Takeya T,Sato E

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The red wolf (Canis rufus) is an endangered species with 194 individuals remaining in the wild and in various captive facilities. Breeding efforts at the Graham, WA site (Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium) have involved artificial insemination with fresh or frozen semen in an effort to increase population and maximize t...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Koehler JK,Platz CC Jr,Waddell W,Jones MH,Smith R,Behrns S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diandric and digynic triploid mouse embryos were isolated in the morning on day 10 of gestation. The embryos were separated from their extraembryonic membranes, and the latter were analysed cytogenetically by G-banding to establish the ploidy and sex chromosome constitution of these embryos. The diandric triploid embr...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kaufman MH,Lee KK,Speirs S

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although placental transfer of maternal calcium (Ca(2+)) is a crucial process for fetal development, the biochemical mechanisms are not completely elucidated. Especially, mechanisms of syncytiotrophoblast Ca(2+) extrusion into fetal circulation remain to be established. In the current study we have investigated the ch...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Moreau R,Daoud G,Masse A,Simoneau L,Lafond J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hexokinase is the first enzyme in the glycolytic pathway and utilizes ATP to convert glucose to glucose-6-phosphate (G6P). We previously identified three variant transcripts of Hk1 that are expressed specifically in spermatogenic cells, have different 5' untranslated regions, and encode a protein (HK1S, spermatogenic ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Nakamura N,Shibata H,O'Brien DA,Mori C,Eddy EM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reproductive tract environment at conception programs the developmental trajectory of the embryo, sets the course of pregnancy, and impacts offspring phenotype and health. Despite the fundamental importance of this stage of reproduction, the rate-limiting regulatory mechanisms operating locally to control fertilit...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Robertson SA,Zhang B,Chan H,Sharkey DJ,Barry SC,Fullston T,Schjenken JE

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：: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：: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：:Acrosin is thought to fulfill several different roles in fertilization including that of a serine protease and in secondary zona pellucida (ZP) binding. However, acrosin's importance as a fertilization protein has been questioned. Especially since it was discovered that acrosin knockout mice are fertile. In this study...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Raterman D,Springer MS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the cow, cryopreserved semen is inseminated into the uterus, and most of sperm are removed by backflow and phagocytes. Nevertheless, the mechanism responsible for sperm phagocytosis is unclear. Here, we used cultured bovine uterine epithelial cells (BUECs) to investigate the uterine response to sperm and the mechan...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Elweza AE,Ezz MA,Acosta TJ,Talukder AK,Shimizu T,Hayakawa H,Shimada M,Imakawa K,Zaghloul AH,Miyamoto A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oocyte meiosis is arrested at prophase I by factors secreted from surrounding somatic cells after oocytes acquire meiotic competence at an early antral stage, and meiosis resumes in preovulatory follicles as a result of the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge. Recently, signaling by C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) through...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Tsuji T,Kiyosu C,Akiyama K,Kunieda T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zona pellucida thickness was measured daily in zygotes and cleavage stage embryos. Measurements were performed on a Nikon inverted microscope equipped with Hoffman modulation optics, using an ocular micrometer. Zona thickness of each zygote/embryo was measured four times, the zygote/embryo was then "rolled over," and ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Garside WT,Loret de Mola JR,Bucci JA,Tureck RW,Heyner S

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human endometrial epithelium (EE) is composed of a multitude of proteins, amongst which those localized on the plasma membrane [plasma membrane proteins (PMPs)] are of critical relevance in the early stages of implantation. Evidence supports the key role of few PMPs in implantation. However, many remain unidentified, ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kakar-Bhanot R,Brahmbhatt K,Kumar V,Suryawanshi AR,Srivastava S,Chaudhari U,Sachdeva G

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Rat epididymal glycoprotein DE associates with the dorsal region of the sperm head during sperm maturation, migrates to the equatorial segment (ES) with the acrosome reaction (AR), and is involved in gamete membrane fusion. In the present study we examined the association of DE with the sperm surface and the relations...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Cohen DJ,Rochwerger L,Ellerman DA,Morgenfeld MM,Busso D,Cuasnicú PS

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the effects of colcemid treatment during oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) and embryonic development after parthenogenetic activation (PA) and somatic-cell nucleus transfer (SCNT) in pigs. Immature oocytes were treated with colcemid from 0 to 22, 38 to 42, or 0 to 22 hr follow...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Lee J,Park JI,Lee GS,Choi JH,Lee ST,Park CK,Kim DY,Hyun SH,Lee E

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear transplantation studies demonstrated the importance of paternal contribution to embryogenesis. Paternal treatment with agents like cyclophosphamide and 5-azacytidine has been shown to cause an increase in pre-implantation loss (PIL) and post-implantation loss (POL). Studies from our laboratory have shown that ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kedia N,Gill-Sharma MK,Parte P,Juneja HS,Balasinor N

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A porcine interleukin-6 (pIL-6) cDNA has been cloned from pig spleen cDNA library to provide information that would allow us to study IL-6 mRNA expression during pregnancy of several domestic Artiodactyla. The cDNA is 1058 bp long and with a single open reading frame that encodes a 212 amino acid polypeptide with 28-r...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Mathialagan N,Bixby JA,Roberts RM

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation/demethylation of donor genomes in recipient ooplasm after nuclear transfer occurs in a species-specific way. In cloned rabbit and bovine embryos, repetitive sequences maintain the donor-type methylation status, but typical demethylation of repetitive sequences takes place in cloned porcine embryos. To ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Chen T,Zhang YL,Jiang Y,Liu JH,Schatten H,Chen DY,Sun QY

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymorphism in the igf2 gene of chickens was identified using NlaIII (GenBank accession number AF218827). In some embryos, the igf2 alleles were expressed monoallelically from either maternal or paternal alleles. These data demonstrate that genomic imprinting is not confined to mammalian vertebrates and suggest tha...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Koski LB,Sasaki E,Roberts RD,Gibson J,Etches RJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 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：:The goals of this work were to create germ-cell-stage-specific cDNA libraries from mouse spermatogenic cells and to employ a novel two-step genetic screen to identify gene sequences present during the critical meiotic stage of spermatogenesis. Highly enriched germ-cell fractions were prepared from adult and juvenile m...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Caldwell KA,Wiltshire T,Handel MA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genome of germline committed cells is thought to be protected by mechanisms of transcriptional silencing, posing a barrier to transgenesis using cultured germline cells. We found that selection for transgene integration into the primordial germ cell genome required that the transgenes be flanked by the chicken bet...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Leighton PA,van de Lavoir MC,Diamond JH,Xia C,Etches RJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, mice and embryonic stem (ES) cells with allelic polymorphisms have been used extensively in the field of genetics and developmental biology. In this study, we examined whether intersubspecific hybrid mice and ES cells with these genotypes can be efficiently produced by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Shinmen A,Honda A,Ohkawa M,Hirose M,Ogonuki N,Yuzuriha M,Miki H,Mochida K,Inoue K,Abe K,Ito M,Ogura A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinological pathology among women of reproductive age, and is characterized by abnormalities in ovarian angiogenesis, among other features. Consistent with this association, follicular fluid (FF) concentration and ovarian expression of vascular endothelial growt...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Scotti L,Parborell F,Irusta G,De Zuñiga I,Bisioli C,Pettorossi H,Tesone M,Abramovich D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00