abstract：:Hoechst 33342 (H342), in combination with ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, is frequently used to aid or confirm the enucleation of porcine oocytes in somatic cell nuclear transfer programs. The exposure of oocytes to H342 and UV irradiation has a deleterious effect on the development of in vitro-fertilized porcine oocyte...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Gil MA,Maside C,Cuello C,Parrilla I,Vazquez JM,Roca J,Martinez EA

更新日期：2012-09-01 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 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：:The present study was designed to determine the effects of vitrification on promoter methylation and the expression levels of pluripotency and differentiation genes in mouse blastocysts. Promoter region CpG methylation patterns and the expression levels of octamer-binding transcription factor (Oct4), Nanog homeobox (N...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

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

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial metabolic capacity and DNA replication have both been shown to affect oocyte quality, but it is unclear which one is more critical. In this study, immature oocytes were treated with FCCP or ddC to independently inhibit the respective mitochondrial metabolic capacity or DNA replication of oocytes during i...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ge H,Tollner TL,Hu Z,Dai M,Li X,Guan H,Shan D,Zhang X,Lv J,Huang C,Dong Q

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remodeling and relaxation of the mouse pubic symphysis (PS) are central events in parturition. The mouse PS remodels in a hormone-controlled process that involves the modification of the fibrocartilage into an interpubic ligament (IpL), followed by its relaxation prior to parturition. It is recognized that nitric oxid...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Moro CF,Consonni SR,Rosa RG,Nascimento MA,Joazeiro PP

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the effect of treating pig oocytes during in vitro maturation (IVM) with a proteasome inhibitor, MG132, on oocyte maturation and embryonic development. In one series of experiments, oocytes from medium-sized follicles (3-8 mm in diameter) were untreated (MCO) or treated with ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： You J,Kim J,Lee H,Hyun SH,Hansen PJ,Lee E

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Under the influence of gonadotropins or growth factors, a close cooperation develops between cumulus cells and the oocyte that is implicated in transmitting signals involved in maintaining or releasing the meiotic arrest in the oocyte. While cyclic adenosine 5'-monophosphate (cAMP) is a key molecule in maintaining the...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Silvestre F,Boni R,Fissore RA,Tosti E

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oocyte maturation is an important process required to achieve optimal oocyte quality, and later affects fertilization potential and subsequent embryo development. The maturation process includes synchronized nuclear and cytoplasmic remodeling, in which cytoskeletal and centrosome dynamics play an important role and si...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Schatten H,Sun QY

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen plays an important role in the human reproductive system and its action is mediated mainly by two specific receptors: α (ERα) and β (ERβ). There are polymorphic variants in both ER genes, and studies showed their association with reproductive outcomes. We aimed to determine the distribution of ERα and ERβ gen...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Bianco B,Peluso C,Gava MM,Ghirelli-Filho M,Lipay MV,Lipay MA,Christofolini DM,Barbosa CP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of androgen-mediated, prolonged sperm-storage in the female reproductive tract of the bat, Scotophilus heathii. The bat treated in vivo with flutamide, an androgen antagonist, showed loss of spermatozoa at the storage site, utero-tubal junction. Immunocytoc...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Roy VK,Krishna A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis participates in the sex change of hermaphrodite teleosts, and gonadal steroid hormones mediate this physiological process. The secretion of gonadal steroids is directly regulated by signaling pathways involving gonadotropins (GtHs) and gonadotropin receptors (Gt...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Hu X,Liu X,Zhang H,Zhang Y,Li S,Sang Q,Wang Q,Luo W,Liu Q,Lu D,Meng Z,Lin H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, the nucleolus of full-grown oocyte is essential for embryonic development but not for oocyte maturation. In our study, the role of the growing oocyte nucleolus in oocyte maturation was examined by nucleolus removal and/or transfer into previously enucleolated, growing (around 100 µm in diameter) or full-gr...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kyogoku H,Ogushi S,Miyano T,Fulka J Jr

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility to isolate canine mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from foetal adnexa is interesting since several canine genetic disorders are reported to resemble similar dysfunctions in humans. In this study, we successfully isolated, cytogenetically and molecularly characterized, and followed the differentiation pote...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Filioli Uranio M,Valentini L,Lange-Consiglio A,Caira M,Guaricci AC,L'Abbate A,Catacchio CR,Ventura M,Cremonesi F,Dell'Aquila ME

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In studies of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the ability of factors within the oocyte to epigenetically reprogram transferred nuclei is essential for embryonic development of the clone to proceed. However, irregular patterns of X-chromosome inactivation, abnormal expression of imprinted genes, and genomic DNA h...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Golding MC,Williamson GL,Stroud TK,Westhusin ME,Long CR

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pannexins (Panxs) are channel-forming proteins that have homology to the invertebrate gap junction proteins, the innexins. These proteins form membrane channels implicated in ATP release. To evaluate the role of Panxs in the male reproductive tract, we investigated the distribution and regulation of Panx1 and 3 in the...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Turmel P,Dufresne J,Hermo L,Smith CE,Penuela S,Laird DW,Cyr DG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to nickel has been shown to cause damage to the testis in several animal models. It is not known if the testis expresses protein(s) that can bind nickel. To test this, we used a nickel-binding assay to isolate testicular nickel-binding proteins. We identified glutamate-ammonia ligase (GLUL) as a prominent nic...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Sun Y,Ou Y,Cheng M,Ruan Y,van der Hoorn FA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies have suggested that the Cables1 gene regulates epithelial cell proliferation, whereas other studies suggest a role in promoting neural differentiation. In efforts to clarify the functions of Cables1 in vivo, we conducted gain- and loss-of-function studies targeting its ortholog (cables1) in the zebraf...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Groeneweg JW,White YA,Kokel D,Peterson RT,Zukerberg LR,Berin I,Rueda BR,Wood AW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fertile offspring from somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is the goal of most cloning laboratories. For this process to be successful, a number of events must occur correctly. First the donor nucleus must be in a state that is amenable to remodeling and subsequent genomic reprogramming. The nucleus must be introduce...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Whitworth KM,Prather RS

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between protein tyrosine phosphorylation state and sperm characteristics in frozen-stored spermatozoa of Japanese Black bulls. The spermatozoa were washed with PBS containing polyvinyl alcohol and then incubated with cell-permeable cAMP analog cBiMPS to induce fl...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Harayama H,Nishijima K,Murase T,Sakase M,Fukushima M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) oocytes were incubated for 3 hr in ovarian fluid alone (CC), or cortisol-enriched ovarian fluid [100 or 1,000 ng ml(-1) (CL and CH, respectively)], after which they were fertilized; the growth and development of the embryos reared from these oocytes was monitored until first feed, a...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Li M,Bureau DP,King WA,Leatherland JF

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:In poikilothermic vertebrates, sex determination is sometimes influenced by environmental factors such as temperature. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying environmental sex determination. The medaka (Oryzias latipes) is a teleost fish with an XX/XY sex determination system. Recently, it ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Hayashi Y,Kobira H,Yamaguchi T,Shiraishi E,Yazawa T,Hirai T,Kamei Y,Kitano T

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we cloned and characterized the follicle stimulating hormone receptor (Fshr) and luteinizing hormone receptor (Lhr) cDNAs of pejerrey Odontesthes bonariensis, a species with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), and analyzed their expression in relation to Fshb and Lhb subunits during gonadogen...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Shinoda T,Miranda LA,Okuma K,Hattori RS,Fernandino JI,Yoshizaki G,Somoza GM,Strüssmann CA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While most cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are involved in cell cycle control, CDK5 is mostly known for crucial functions in neurogenesis. However, we cloned sea urchin CDK5 from a two-cell stage cDNA library and found that the protein is present in eggs and embryos, up to the pluteus stage, but without associated kin...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Lozano JC,Schatt P,Vergé V,Gobinet J,Villey V,Peaucellier G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study self-renewal, genetic modification, and differentiation of avian spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), we isolated chicken SSCs from fetal testes on the 16th hatching day via enzyme digestion, and then cultured the SSCs over 2 months after purification in vitro. SSCs were identified by alkaline phosphatase staini...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Yu F,Ding LJ,Sun GB,Sun PX,He XH,Ni LG,Li BC

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to investigate steady-state level of Kit Ligand (KL) mRNA and its effects on in vitro survival and growth of caprine preantral follicles. RT-PCR was used to analyze caprine steady-state level of KL mRNA in primordial, primary, and secondary follicles, and in small (1-3 mm) and large (3-6 mm...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Celestino JJ,Bruno JB,Lima-Verde IB,Matos MH,Saraiva MV,Chaves RN,Martins FS,Almeida AP,Cunha RM,Lima LF,Name KP,Campello CC,Silva JR,Báo SN,Figueiredo JR

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germ cells occupy a unique position in animal reproduction, development, and evolution. In sexually reproducing animals, only they can produce gametes and contribute genetically to subsequent generations. Nonetheless, germ line specification during embryogenesis is conceptually the same as the specification of any som...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ewen-Campen B,Schwager EE,Extavour CG

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Izumo, a sperm membrane protein, is essential for gamete fusion in the mouse. It has an Immunoglobulin (Ig) domain and an N-terminal domain for which neither the functions nor homologous sequences are known. In the present work we identified three novel proteins showing an N-terminal domain with significant homology t...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ellerman DA,Pei J,Gupta S,Snell WJ,Myles D,Primakoff P

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the effect of vitrification on mitochondrial distribution, membrane potential (Deltapsi) and microtubule distribution in mouse 2-PN embryos, as well as to document the relationship between mitochondrial distribution and developmental ability of those embryos. Mitochondrial...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Zhao XM,Fu XW,Hou YP,Yan CL,Suo L,Wang YP,Zhu HB,Dinnyés A,Zhu SE

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The text below is a transcript of the keynote address Kenneth Manning gave at the symposium honoring E. E. Just that was held on the campus of Howard University on November 21, 2008. In his talk, Manning reflects on his experiences researching and writing Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just, his p...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Manning KR

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An early step in mammalian fertilization is species-restricted binding of sperm to the egg's zona pellucida (ZP), a thick extracellular coat that surrounds eggs. Sperm bind to the ZP of unfertilized eggs, but not to the ZP of fertilized eggs. Shortly after binding to the unfertilized egg ZP, sperm undergo the acrosome...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Litscher ES,Williams Z,Wassarman PM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to determine whether Fyn kinase participated in signaling events during sperm-egg interactions, sperm incorporation, and meiosis II. The functional requirement of Fyn kinase activity in these events was tested through the use of the protein kinase inhibitor SKI-606 (Bosutinib) an...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Luo J,McGinnis LK,Kinsey WH

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Mitochondria play an important role in the integration and transmission of cell death signals mediated by the Bcl-2 family proteins. Experiments were conducted to determine whether the anti-apoptotic peptides BH4 domain of Bcl-xL (TAT-BH4) and Bax inhibitor peptide (BIP) suppresses heat stress (HS) injury in oocytes b...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Soto P,Smith LC

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:The oviduct is a dynamic organ which modulates gamete physiology. Sperm-oviduct interaction provides the formation of a sperm storage reservoir and allows the selection of sperm with certain qualities in eutherian mammals. In sows, the oviductal sperm binding glycoprotein (SBG) has been proposed to be involved in sper...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Teijeiro JM,Ignotz GG,Marini PE

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spermatogonia of fish can be classified as being either undifferentiated type A spermatogonia or differentiated type B spermatogonia. Although type A spermatogonia, which contain spermatogonial stem cells, have been demonstrated to be a suitable material for germ cell transplantation, no molecular markers for dist...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Yano A,von Schalburg K,Cooper G,Koop BF,Yoshizaki G

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the presence of four sperm glycosidases, alpha-mannosidase, alpha-L- fucosidase and two beta-hexosaminidase isoforms, in 11 species of the genus Drosophila spanning approximately an evolutionary 60 MY period, and in Scaptodrosophila lebanonensis, belonging to the ancestor genus Scaptodrosophila. These ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Intra J,Cenni F,Pavesi G,Pasini M,Perotti ME

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00