Genomic imprinting: potential function and mechanisms revealed by the Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes.

abstract：:The Y chromosome carries several spermatogenesis genes distributed in three regions: AZFa, AZFb and AZFc. Microdeletions in these regions have been seen in 10% of sterile males with azoospermia or oligozoospermia, the most frequent of them being characterized by a complete deletion of AZFc region. A partial AZFc delet...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Carvalho CM,Zuccherato LW,Bastos-Rodrigues L,Santos FR,Pena SD

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:Which different pathways and functions are altered in rhesus monkey oocytes that fail to mature after an ovulatory stimulus? SUMMARY ANSWER:Failed to mature (FTM) oocytes complete a large portion of the transition in transcriptome composition associated with normal maturation, but also manifest numerous...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Ruebel ML,Schall PZ,Midic U,Vincent KA,Goheen B,VandeVoort CA,Latham KE

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of adhesion molecules and matrix proteins by human spermatozoa as well as their binding to and penetration of zona-free hamster eggs were investigated in 17 patients by means of flow cytometry. Both binding and penetration of hamster oocytes and expression of alpha- and beta-chains of beta 1, beta 3 and...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Henkel R,Schaller J,Glander HJ,Schill WB

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple types and subtypes, including splice variants, of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDE) have been shown to be expressed in various tissues and organs. They control the intracellular level of cyclic nucleotides and are involved in hormonal signalling. In human spermatozoa, PDE play an important role in th...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Richter W,Dettmer D,Glander H

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, the impact of sperm DNA damage on fertility has become an important issue. The different technologies developed to check sperm DNA fragmentation lead to the same conclusion: DNA damage negatively impacts upon reproductive processes. Oocyte DNA repair capacity is one of the cues to understanding embryo...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： El-Mouatassim S,Bilotto S,Russo GL,Tosti E,Menezo Y

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) appeared in December 2019 and then spread throughout the world rapidly. The virus invades the target cell by binding to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2 and modulates the expression of ACE2 in host cells. ACE2, a pivotal component of the renin-angiotensin system, exerts its ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Jing Y,Run-Qian L,Hao-Ran W,Hao-Ran C,Ya-Bin L,Yang G,Fei C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SUN domain proteins are integral proteins of the inner nuclear membrane and functions in linkage of the nuclear lamina to the cytoskeleton. Moreover, SUN domain proteins seem to mediate the tethering of the centrosome to the nuclear membrane, and they are involved in telomere attachment to the nuclear envelope in meio...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Frohnert C,Schweizer S,Hoyer-Fender S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:Does A20 regulate mediators involved in the terminal processes of human labour in primary myometrial and amnion cells? SUMMARY ANSWER:A20 is a nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) responsive gene that acts as a negative regulator of NF-κB-induced expression of pro-labour mediators. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY:Infl...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Lappas M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binder of SPerm (BSP) proteins are a family of proteins expressed exclusively in the male reproductive tract (seminal vesicles or epididymis) of several mammalian species. They are known to promote capacitation, a sperm maturation step essential for fertilization. Our recent studies have shown that in human, the Binde...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Plante G,Thérien I,Lachance C,Leclerc P,Fan J,Manjunath P

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever since work on pluripotency induction was originally published, reporting the reprogramming of somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) by the ectopic expression of the four transcription factors Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc, high expectations regarding their potential use for regenerative medicin...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Masip M,Veiga A,Izpisúa Belmonte JC,Simón C

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY HYPOTHESIS:In women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM), increased oxidative stress may accelerate premature cellular senescence, senescence-associated inflammation and proteolysis, which may predispose them to rupture. STUDY FINDING:We demonstrate mechanistic differences between preterm birt...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Dutta EH,Behnia F,Boldogh I,Saade GR,Taylor BD,Kacerovský M,Menon R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun kinase (SAPK/JNK) is thought to be necessary for preimplantation embryonic development (Maekawa et al., 2005). However, media increases SAPK/JNK phosphorylation and these levels negatively correlate with embryonic development (Wang et al., 2005). Culture-induced stress could confu...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Xie Y,Puscheck EE,Rappolee DA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunocytochemistry was used to localize endothelial (eNOS) and inducible (iNOS) nitric oxide synthase in human uterine tissues collected at various stages of the menstrual cycle, after exposure to exogenous progestagens, and in early pregnancy. Endothelial NOS-like immunoreactivity was detected in all specimens in en...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Telfer JF,Irvine GA,Kohnen G,Campbell S,Cameron IT

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical application of quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) for rapid prenatal detection of chromosome aneuploidies has been limited in most studies to the detection of autosomal trisomies. Recently it has been shown that a newly identified highly polymorphic marker, termed X22, which maps ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Cirigliano V,Ejarque M,Cañadas MP,Lloveras E,Plaja A,Perez MM,Fuster C,Egozcue J

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Success rate in human pregnancies is believed to be very low and sex-specific mechanisms may operate in prenatal loss. Assuming a sex-differential in prenatal loss exists, we examined genetic markers in biologically plausible targets in the HLA complex, other immune system-related and iron-regulatory genes in 388 heal...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Ucisik-Akkaya E,Davis CF,Do TN,Morrison BA,Stemmer SM,Amadio WJ,Dorak MT

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human endometrium is the major organ that produces glycodelin A (GdA). The production of endometrial GdA causes a fluctuation of the peripheral glycodelin concentrations in women during the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. It has recently been reported that the rise of plasma concentrations of glycodelin is correlated w...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Tseng L,Zhu HH,Mazella J,Koistinen H,Seppälä M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative damage by reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a major cause of sperm dysfunction. Excessive ROS generation reduces fertilization and enhances DNA damage of spermatozoa. Interaction between spermatozoa and oviductal epithelial cells improves the fertilizing ability of and reduces chromatin damage in spermatozoa....

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Huang VW,Lee CL,Lee YL,Lam KK,Ko JK,Yeung WS,Ho PC,Chiu PC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonadotrophins exert a major effect on ovarian development and on the control of fertilization. By stimulating cells with forskolin (FK), it is possible to study which genes are activated by gonadotrophins via the cAMP cascade, and which by alternative pathways. Using RNA isolated from stimulated cells, we found that ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Sasson R,Rimon E,Dantes A,Cohen T,Shinder V,Land-Bracha A,Amsterdam A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to alpha and beta subunits of guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins (G proteins) were used to identify which G proteins are present in mature human spermatozoa and to determine their subcellular localization. Immunoblots of membranes from spermatozoa demonstrate the presence of Galphai2, Galphai3, Galphaq/...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Merlet F,Weinstein LS,Goldsmith PK,Rarick T,Hall JL,Bisson JP,de Mazancourt P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cells are the predominant leukocyte in first trimester decidua and play a role in vascular remodelling through interferon gamma (IFNgamma) secretion. Membrane expression of the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) KIR2DL4 on peripheral blood NK (pNK) cells is controlled by the 9A/10A transmemb...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Goodridge JP,Lathbury LJ,John E,Charles AK,Christiansen FT,Witt CS

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge in the comprehension of the endometrial transformations leading to the completion of each menstrual cycle in humans is in the identification of specific molecular pathways underlying these monthly turnovers. Towards this goal we compared, by the differential display technique, the relative expression...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Malette B,Cherry E,Lagacé M,Bernard M,Gosselin D,Hugo P,Shazand K

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have entered a new era of genomics in biomedical research with the availability of genome-wide sequences and expression data, resulting in the identification of a huge number of novel reproductive genes. The challenge we are facing today is how to determine the function of those novel and known genes and their role...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Lee T,Shah C,Xu EY

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preimplantation factor (PIF) is detected in the serum of women shortly after fertilization; its origin, however, has not been established. In this study, the embryonal origin of PIF was investigated and partial characterization of the factor was carried out. Culture media from viable human 2-8-cell stage embryos and m...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Roussev RG,Coulam CB,Kaider BD,Yarkoni M,Leavis PC,Barnea ER

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovaries surgically removed for fertility preservation from a total of 24 women served as a source of human small antral follicles, including the follicular fluid (FF) and the corresponding granulosa cells (GC). The FF was used to evaluate the intrafollicular concentrations of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), inhibin-B, e...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Eilsø Nielsen M,Rasmussen IA,Fukuda M,Westergaard LG,Yding Andersen C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of preeclampsia is complex, with susceptibility being attributable to multiple environmental factors and a large genetic component. Although many candidate genes for preeclampsia have been suggested and studied, the specific causative genes still remain to be identified. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Roten LT,Fenstad MH,Forsmo S,Johnson MP,Moses EK,Austgulen R,Skorpen F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maturation (M-phase) promoting factor (MPF) plays a pivotal role in oocytes during their maturation. This review concentrates on its function at three important time-points. First, its activation during meiotic progression from prophase I arrest at germinal vesicle breakdown. Second, its role during the transition fro...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Jones KT

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm experience intense and varied selection that dramatically impacts the evolution of sperm quality. Selection acts to ensure that sperm are fertilization-competent and able to overcome the many challenges experienced on their way towards eggs. However, simply being able to fertilize an egg is not enough to ensure ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Fitzpatrick JL,Lüpold S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanism of stress-associated reproductive dysfunction is complex and largely unknown. This study was designed to systematically analyze molecular effects of systemic in vivo blockade of α1-adrenergic receptors (α1-ADRs) on stress-induced disturbance of cAMP/cGMP signaling in testosterone-producing Leyd...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Stojkov NJ,Baburski AZ,Bjelic MM,Sokanovic SJ,Mihajlovic AI,Drljaca DM,Janjic MM,Kostic TS,Andric SA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preimplantation period of life in mammals encompasses a tremendous amount of restructuring and remodeling of the embryonic genome and reprogramming of gene expression. These vast changes support metabolic activation and cellular processes that drive early cleavage divisions and enable the creation of the earliest ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Schall PZ,Ruebel ML,Midic U,VandeVoort CA,Latham KE

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is usually considered a rare disease in the Indian population. Two studies have reported on the frequency of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutations in Indian males with congenital absence of the vas deferens (CAVD), however, data on the spectrum of CFTR gene muta...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Sharma H,Mavuduru RS,Singh SK,Prasad R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00