Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/84/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Commentary

Autocrine Embryotropins in Embryo Development: Controlling One’s Own Fate

Author: Pat Lonergan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1075–1076,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092270


Minireview

Placental Regulation of Peptide Hormone and Growth Factor Activity by proMBP

Author: Kathrin Weyer, Simon Glerup
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1077–1086,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.090209


Gamete Biology

Changes of DNA Methylation Level and Spatial Arrangement of Primordial Germ Cells in Embryonic Day 15 to Embryonic Day 28 Pig Embryos

Author: Sara Maj Watjen Hyldig, Olga Ostrup, Morten Vejlsted, Preben Dybdahl Thomsen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1087–1093,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086082

Glycolytic Enzyme Activity Is Essential for Domestic Cat (Felis catus) and Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Sperm Motility and Viability in a Sugar-Free Medium

Author: Kimberly A. Terrell, David E. Wildt, Nicola M. Anthony, Barry D. Bavister, S.P. Leibo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1198–1206,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.090225

Classification of Mouse Sperm Motility Patterns Using an Automated Multiclass Support Vector Machines Model

Author: Summer G. Goodson, Zhaojun Zhang, James K. Tsuruta, Wei Wang, Deborah A. O’Brien
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1207–1215,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088989

PTGS2-Related PGE2 Affects Oocyte MAPK Phosphorylation and Meiosis Progression in Cattle: Late Effects on Early Embryonic Development

Author: Fabienne Nuttinck, Laurence Gall, Sylvie Ruffini, Ludivine Laffont, Laetitia Clement …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1248–1257,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088211


Environment

Activation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor During Pregnancy in the Mouse Alters Mammary Development Through Direct Effects on Stromal and Epithelial Tissues

Author: Betina J. Lew, Ravikumar Manickam, B. Paige Lawrence
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1094–1102,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087544


Female Reproductive Tract

Nodal Expression in the Uterus of the Mouse Is Regulated by the Embryo and Correlates with Implantation

Author: Craig B. Park, Daniel Dufort
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1103–1110,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087239

Cigarette Smoke Increases Progesterone Receptor and Homeobox A10 Expression in Human Endometrium and Endometrial Cells: A Potential Role in the Decreased Prevalence of Endometrial Pathology in Smokers

Author: Yuping Zhou, Elisa M. Jorgensen, Ye Gan, Hugh S. Taylor
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1242–1247,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087494


Reproductive Technology

Glucose Metabolism in Mouse Cumulus Cells Prevents Oocyte Aging by Maintaining Both Energy Supply and the Intracellular Redox Potential

Author: Qing Li, De-Qiang Miao, Ping Zhou, Yan-Guang Wu, Da Gao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1111–1118,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089557

Zebrafish Germline Chimeras Produced by Transplantation of Ovarian Germ Cells into Sterile Host Larvae

Author: Ten-Tsao Wong, Taiju Saito, Jennifer Crodian, Paul Collodi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1190–1197,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088427


Pregnancy

Prostaglandins Regulate Conceptus Elongation and Mediate Effects of Interferon Tau on the Ovine Uterine Endometrium

Author: Piotr Dorniak, Fuller W. Bazer, Thomas E. Spencer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1119–1127,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089979

Select Nutrients in the Ovine Uterine Lumen. IX. Differential Effects of Arginine, Leucine, Glutamine, and Glucose on Interferon Tau, Ornithine Decarboxylase, and Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Ovine Conceptus

Author: Jinyoung Kim, Robert C. Burghardt, Guoyao Wu, Greg A. Johnson, Thomas E. Spencer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1139–1147,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088153

Possible Roles for Folic Acid in the Regulation of Trophoblast Invasion and Placental Development in Normal Early Human Pregnancy

Author: Paula J. Williams, Judith N. Bulmer, Barbara A. Innes, Fiona Broughton Pipkin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1148–1153,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088351


Embryo

Rat Blastocyst-Derived Stem Cells Are Precursors of Embryonic and Extraembryonic Lineages

Author: Simon-Pierre Demers, Joëlle A. Desmarais, Patrick Vincent, Lawrence C. Smith
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1128–1138,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082792

Regulation of the Expression of Proto-Oncogenes by Autocrine Embryotropins in the Early Mouse Embryo

Author: Xing Liang Jin, C. O’Neill
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1216–1224,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087007

Transcriptomic Signature of Trophoblast Differentiation in a Human Embryonic Stem Cell Model

Author: Melanie Marchand, Jose A. Horcajadas, Francisco J. Esteban, Sohyun Lee McElroy, Susan J. Fisher …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1258–1271,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086413

The 9-Cis Retinoic Acid Signaling Pathway and Its Regulation of Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2 During In Vitro Maturation of Pig Cumulus Cell-Oocyte Complexes and Effects on Parthenogenetic Embryo Production

Author: Mohammad Atikuzzaman, Ok Jae Koo, Jung Taek Kang, Dae Kee Kwon, Sol Ji Park …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1272–1281,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086595


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Decreased Degradation of Internalized Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Caused by Mutation of Aspartic Acid 6.30550 in a Protein Kinase-CK2 Consensus Sequence in the Third Intracellular Loop of Human Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor

Author: Kerri S. Kluetzman, Richard M. Thomas, Cheryl A. Nechamen, James A. Dias
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1154–1163,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087965

Receptor Specificity and Functional Comparison of Recombinant Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Gonadotropins (Fsh and Lh) Produced in Different Host Systems

Author: Gregorio Molés, Silvia Zanuy, Iciar Muñoz, Berta Crespo, Iago Martínez …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1171–1181,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086470


Ovary

Mouse Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes from In Vitro-Cultured Preantral Follicles Suggest an Anti-Luteinizing Role for the EGF Cascade in the Cumulus Cells

Author: Sergio Romero, Flor Sánchez, Tom Adriaenssens, Johan Smitz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1164–1170,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087551

Peroxiredoxin 2 Inhibits Granulosa Cell Apoptosis During Follicle Atresia Through the NFKB Pathway in Mice

Author: Shuhong Yang, Aiyue Luo, Xing Hao, Zhiwen Lai, Ting Ding …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1182–1189,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087569


Testis

The Testis-Enriched Histone Demethylase, KDM4D, Regulates Methylation of Histone H3 Lysine 9 During Spermatogenesis in the Mouse but Is Dispensable for Fertility

Author: Naoki Iwamori, Ming Zhao, Marvin L. Meistrich, Martin M. Matzuk
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1225–1234,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088955

Lymphoid-Specific Helicase (HELLS) Is Essential for Meiotic Progression in Mouse Spermatocytes

Author: Wenxian Zeng, Claudia Baumann, Anja Schmidtmann, Ali Honaramooz, Lin Tang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1235–1241,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085720


Male Reproductive Tract

Testicular Lumicrine Factors Regulate ERK, STAT, and NFKB Pathways in the Initial Segment of the Rat Epididymis to Prevent Apoptosis

Author: Bingfang Xu, Rana Abdel-Fattah, Ling Yang, Sallie A. Crenshaw, Michael B. Black …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1282–1291,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.090324


Author Index

Author Index Volume 84

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1294–1296,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.84.6.1294


Volume Contents

Volume Contents: Volume 84

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 6, 1 June 2011, Pages 1297–1302,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.84.6.1297