In vitro viability and ultrastructural changes in bovine oocytes treated with a vitrification solution.

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：: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：:In this study, a combination of RNAi and endoscopic transfer to the oviduct of synchronized heifers has been used to investigate the effect of suppression of Cx43 and E-cadherin on the development, mRNA and protein expression of bovine blastocysts cultured in vitro or in vivo. In vitro matured and fertilized bovine zy...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Tesfaye D,Lonergan P,Hoelker M,Rings F,Nganvongpanit K,Havlicek V,Besenfelder U,Jennen D,Tholen E,Schellander K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In newt testis, spermatocytes never appear during winter, because secondary spermatogonia die by apoptosis just before meiosis. In the current study, we examined the effect of low temperatures on spermatogenesis. Incubation of newts at low temperatures (8, 12, 15 degrees C) induced defects in spermatogenesis in a temp...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Yazawa T,Nakayama Y,Fujimoto K,Matsuda Y,Abe K,Kitano T,Abé S,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse oocyte development in vitro has been studied in the past several years, but no evidence showed that the fertilizable oocytes could be obtained from the fetal mouse germ cells before the formation of the primordial follicles. In this study, an efficient and simple method has been established to obtain the mature ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Shen W,Li L,Zhang D,Pan Q,Ding M,Deng H

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demecolcine-induced enucleation (IE) of mouse oocytes has been shown to improve development to term of cloned mice. In this study, we characterized the kinetics and morphological progression of bovine oocytes subjected to IE, and evaluated their ability to support embryo development to the blastocyst stage after nucle...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Russell DF,Ibáñez E,Albertini DF,Overström EW

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:Both ovarian and pituitary hormones are required for the pubertal development of the mouse mammary gland. Estradiol directs ductal elongation and branching, while progesterone leads to tertiary branching and alveolar development. The purpose of this investigation was to identify estrogen-responsive genes associated wi...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Deroo BJ,Hewitt SC,Collins JB,Grissom SF,Hamilton KJ,Korach KS

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:Selection of transgenic embryos prior to embryo transfer is a means to increase the efficiency of transgenic livestock production. Among transgenic reporters, cytoplasmic expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) has features that make it ideal for transgenic embryo selection. The primary objective of this study w...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Chan AW,Kukolj G,Skalka AM,Bremel RD

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:Basigin, a transmembrane glycoprotein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily, has been shown to be essential for fertilization and implantation. The aim of this study was to determine the expression and hormonal regulation of basigin gene in mouse uterus during the peri-implantation period. Basigin immunostaining...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Xiao LJ,Chang H,Ding NZ,Ni H,Kadomatsu K,Yang ZM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactin-like protein C (PLP-C) is a major rat placental protein which is expressed during the second half of pregnancy and belongs to the growth hormone-prolactin family. Here we report on the isolation of overlapping rat placental cDNAs which specify a transcript of 915 base pairs and predict a 205-amino acid trans...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Conliffe PR,Simmen RC,Buhi WC,Shiverick KT

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the mechanisms for the regulation of intracellular pH in bovine oocytes and embryos. Na(+)/H(+) antiporter activity for the regulation of intracellular pH in the acid to neutral range was detected in both in vitro matured bovine oocytes and in vitro produced embryos. However, the activity of th...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Lane M,Bavister BD

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:Ovulated rat oocytes undergo spontaneous activation during in vitro culture. After extrusion of the second polar body, they do not enter interphase but are arrested again in next metaphase-like stage (M III arrest). The present study demonstrates that puromycin and chloral hydrate can trigger transition to interphase ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Zernicka-Goetz M

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present studies were performed to establish the effects of the size and number of artificial holes produced in the zona pellucida (ZP) on hatching and trophoblast outgrowth in vitro. Limited partial zona dissection (PZD) produced small, narrow incisions, and zona drilling with acidic Tyrode's (AT) across a larger ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Cohen J,Feldberg D

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular cell responses to the type 1, 2, and 3 isoforms of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta 1, TGF-beta 2, TGF-beta 3) were studied using bovine aortic endothelial (BAECs) and smooth muscle cells (BASMC3) as well as rat epididymal fat pad microvascular endothelia (RFCs). Three distinct bioassays indicate...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Madri JA,Bell L,Merwin JR

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：: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：:The analysis of differences in gene expression, responding to cryopreservation may explain some of the observed differences in further development of the preimplantation stage embryos. The aim of this study was to create a link, for the first time, between morphological/developmental observations and gene activity cha...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Boonkusol D,Gal AB,Bodo S,Gorhony B,Kitiyanant Y,Dinnyes A

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:There are five methyl binding domain (MBD) proteins characterized by a methyl CpG-binding domain. Four MBD proteins (MeCP2 and MBDs 1-3) are linked to transcriptional repression and one (MBD4), to DNA repair. During preimplantation development, the embryo undergoes global demethylation following fertilization and sele...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ruddock-D'Cruz NT,Xue J,Wilson KJ,Heffernan C,Prashadkumar S,Cooney MA,Sanchez-Partida LG,French AJ,Holland MK

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Normal epididymal function, such as protein expression and secretion, is primarily regulated by testicular androgens and temperature. However, the role of spermatozoa in this critical process has never been studied. In order to determine whether sperm itself could regulate epididymal function, we have developed a cell...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Reyes-Moreno C,Laflamme J,Frenette G,Sirard MA,Sullivan R

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to investigate the effect of recipient activation time on the chromatin structure and development of bovine nuclear transfer embryos. Serum-starved skin cells were electrofused to enucleated oocytes, activated 1-5 hr after fusion, and cultured in vitro. Some fused eggs were fixed at each time ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Choi JY,Kim CI,Park CK,Yang BK,Cheong HT

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mRNA translational control protein, Musashi, plays a critical role in cell fate determination through sequence-specific interactions with select target mRNAs. In proliferating stem cells, Musashi exerts repression of target mRNAs to promote cell cycle progression. During stem cell differentiation, Musashi target m...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Arumugam K,Macnicol MC,Macnicol AM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse and rabbit preimplantation embryos with intact zona pellucida were incubated for 3 hr with DNA-carrying constructs containing insulin as an internalizable ligand: (insulin-polylysine)-DNA and (insulin-polylysine)-DNA-(streptavidin-polylysine)-(biotinylated adenovirus). Video-intensified microscopy demonstrated t...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ivanova MM,Rosenkranz AA,Smirnova OA,Nikitin VA,Sobolev AS,Landa V,Naroditsky BS,Ernst LK

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:To investigate the decrease of transcription and to determine the localization of RNA molecules during spermiogenesis in the fern Scolopendrium, we have used the enzyme-gold electron microscope method. During cell differentiation, the labeling decreases over the cytoplasm and increases over the nucleus. In the latter,...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Rejon E,Bajon C,Blaize A,Robert D

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00