Modified guanidinium thiocyanate method for human sperm DNA isolation.

abstract：:We report here the molecular cloning and characterization of human haspin cDNA and its genomic DNA construct. The haspin protein is a unique protein kinase, first isolated from mouse testis. Specifically expressed in mouse testicular germ cells, haspin is suggested to play a role in cell cycle arrest in haploid sperma...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Tanaka H,Iguchi N,Nakamura Y,Kohroki J,de Carvalho CE,Nishimune Y

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytogenetically, uterine leiomyomata are the best investigated human tumours. The most frequent clonal abnormalities are structural rearrangements involving 12q14-15 and deletions of part of the long arm of chromosome 7. The present study investigated a possible growth advantage conferred by these abnormalities, when ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Hennig Y,Deichert U,Bonk U,Thode B,Bartnitzke S,Bullerdiek J

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibin production has been demonstrated in malignant epithelial ovarian tumours, but secretion of inhibins by benign cystadenoma has not yet been reported. The present study evaluated the concentrations of inhibin A and inhibin B and the relationship with oestradiol and nitric oxide metabolites in fluid collected fro...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Reis FM,Faletti A,Luisi S,Bifulco G,Cauci S,Quadrifoglio F,Dor J,Petraglia F

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:What is the prevalence, reproducibility and biological significance of transcriptomic differences between sister blastomeres of the mouse 2-cell embryo? SUMMARY ANSWER:Sister 2-cell stage blastomeres are distinguishable from each other by mRNA analysis, attesting to the fact that differentiation starts ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Casser E,Israel S,Schlatt S,Nordhoff V,Boiani M

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：: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：:The identification of polymorphisms in genes encoding proinflammatory cytokines that affect transcription or the secretion rate has opened new ways to understand the variation in responses to infection during pregnancy. In this study, human amniochorion carrying hyper-responsive alleles of tumour necrosis factor-alpha...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Hernandez-Guerrero C,Monzon-Bordonaba F,Jimenez-Zamudio L,Ahued-Ahued R,Arechavaleta-Velasco F,Strauss JF 3rd,Vadillo-Ortega F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear oligomerization domains (NODs) are cytosolic pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), present in epithelial cells, monocytes and dendritic cells. This study details their expression, regulation and role in human endometrium. Real-time PCR showed that NOD1 mRNA is constitutively expressed in endometrium. NOD2 is u...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： King AE,Horne AW,Hombach-Klonisch S,Mason JI,Critchley HO

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease with a certain genetic background, but the locations of possible genomic aberrations are still poorly clarified. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), which is a surface glycoprotein that promotes adhesion in immunological and inflammatory reactions, seems to play a role...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Viganò P,Infantino M,Lattuada D,Lauletta R,Ponti E,Somigliana E,Vignali M,DiBlasio AM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to confirm the ovarian site of gonadotrophin surge-attenuating factor (GnSAF) production and produce granulosa/luteal cell-conditioned medium (G/LCM) containing GnSAF for purification studies. Blue dye affinity chromatography followed by pseudochromatofocusing of G/LCM yielded bioactive fractions at pH 5.74 a...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Fowler PA,Sorsa-Leslie T,Cash P,Dunbar B,Melvin W,Wilson Y,Mason HD,Harris W

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:Are there novel hyaladherins in human sperm? SUMMARY ANSWER:Zona pellucida-binding protein 2 (ZPBP2), containing a Link-like hyaluronic acid (HA)-binding domain, and several other proteins containing BX7B motifs, such as ADAM32 and Midkine, may be novel hyaladherins with HA-binding properties. WHAT IS ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Torabi F,Bogle OA,Estanyol JM,Oliva R,Miller D

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, male and female partners contribute more or less equally to the infertility problem. In approximately 20% of infertile couples, the concurrence of male and female factors is suggested to be responsible for infertility. Neither of these factors are known nor is there a model system to prove this assumption. ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Nayernia K,Adham IM,Shamsadin R,Müller C,Sancken U,Engel W

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:What is the acceptability of using stem cell-based fertility treatments (SCFT) for different indications according to gynaecologists and the general public? SUMMARY ANSWER:The majority of gynaecologists and the general public accept SCFT for the indications female or male infertility in young heterosexu...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Hendriks S,Dancet EAF,Vliegenthart R,Repping S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously demonstrated that the reduced form of vitamin C (l-ascorbic acid, AA) is able to induce the production of both steroid and peptide hormones in human choriocarcinoma cells. Here, we attempted to investigate the role and underlying mechanism of the oxidized form of vitamin C, dehydroascorbic acid (DHA...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Wang Y,Tang C,Wu M,Pan Y,Ruan H,Chen L,Yao H,Zhu H,Wu X

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses the role of progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) in actions of progesterone (P4) on human myometrium during pregnancy and labour. Myometrial tissues were obtained from non-pregnant patients during hysterectomy or pregnant women undergoing C-section at term and preterm, before and dur...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Wu W,Shi SQ,Huang HJ,Balducci J,Garfield RE

更新日期：2011-04-01 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

abstract：:Tenascin-C is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein whose monomers include eight consecutive fibronectin type III-like repeats, encoded by exons 10-16, and which are subject to alternative splicing. Transcripts containing these exons are expressed during tissue wounding and active tissue remodelling. Human fetal membra...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Bell SC,Pringle JH,Taylor DJ,Malak TM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency is the most common defect in fatty acid oxidation. The disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion (carrier frequency around 1 in 70) and probably affects as many as 1 in 10000 new-borns. Affected children usually present within the two first years of li...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Sermon K,Henderix P,Lissens W,De Vos A,Vandervorst M,Vanderfaeillie A,Vamos E,Van Steirteghem A,Liebaers I

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：:Early embryonic development is characterized by drastic changes in chromatin structure that affects the accessibility of the chromatin. In human, the chromosome reorganization and its involvement in the first linage segregation are poorly characterized due to the difficulties in obtaining human embryonic material and ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Yang M,Tao X,Titus S,Zhao T,Scott RT,Seli E

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：: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：:Psoriasin is a small calcium-binding protein first found in psoriatic lesions and also up-regulated in other inflammatory skin diseases and cancer tissues. Psoriasin is also present in the fetal epithelial cells. Its biological function is unclear, but there is both in vitro and in vivo evidence for its chemokine-like...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Porre S,Heinonen S,Mäntyjärvi R,Rytkönen-Nissinen M,Perola O,Rautiainen J,Virtanen T

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:The process of sperm chromatin decondensation occurs when a spermatozoon enters an ovum. Protamine disulphide bonds are reduced to SH and the polycationic protamines combine with the polyanionic egg protein, nucleoplasmin, thus being stripped from DNA which then combines with histones. Defective chromatin decondensati...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Samocha-Bone D,Lewin LM,Weissenberg R,Madgar Y,Soffer Y,Shochat L,Golan R

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endometrium plays a key role in reproduction, and this function is tightly regulated by endogenous and xenobiotic steroids. Sulphation, catalysed by members of the sulphotransferase (SULT) enzyme family, is a major deactivating mechanism for steroid hormones and we have investigated the expression and regulation i...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Rubin GL,Harrold AJ,Mills JA,Falany CN,Coughtrie MW

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is involved in embryo development and implantation. Sex hormones down-modulate FAAH activity in the mouse uterus. However, the regulation of the FAAH gene in the uterus is unknown. Our results showed that FAAH mRNA is localized to uterine epithelial cells and circular myometrium durin...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Xiao AZ,Zhao YG,Duan EK

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate patterns of gene expression in placental samples from patients with preeclampsia (PE), persistent bilateral uterine artery notching (without PE), and normal controls. This study included placental tissue from nine women with PE, seven with uncomplicated pregnancies and five wit...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Hansson SR,Chen Y,Brodszki J,Chen M,Hernandez-Andrade E,Inman JM,Kozhich OA,Larsson I,Marsál K,Medstrand P,Xiang CC,Brownstein MJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Study Question:Can endometrial mesenchymal stromal cells (E-MSCs) differentiate into endothelial cells in an in vitro co-culture system with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs)? Summary Answer:E-MSCs can acquire endothelial markers and function in a direct co-culture system with HUVECs. What is Known Alre...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Canosa S,Moggio A,Brossa A,Pittatore G,Marchino GL,Leoncini S,Benedetto C,Revelli A,Bussolati B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous condition with unknown etiology and is considered to be the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. Two meta-analyses are presented here concerning the association of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G polymorphism and the methylene-...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Bagos PG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00