Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/92/4
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

Human Primordial Germ Cells in a Dish

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 83, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.127993

Pre-eclampsia Protectors and Promoters

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 84, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128223

Endometriosis Takes a Hit

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 85, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128496

Estrogens Addle Male Meiotic Cells

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 86, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128702


Minireview

Identifying the Biological Basis of GWAS Hits for Endometriosis

Author: Jenny N. Fung, Peter A.W. Rogers, Grant W. Montgomery
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 87, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126458

Emerging Methods to Generate Artificial Germ Cells from Stem Cells

Author: Fanhui Zeng, Fajun Huang, Jingjing Guo, Xingchang Hu, Changbai Liu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 89, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124800


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Developmental Programming by Androgen Affects the Circadian Timing System in Female Mice

Author: Amanda L. Mereness, Zachary C. Murphy, Michael T. Sellix
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 88, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126409

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Type II (GnRH-II) Agonist Regulates the Motility of Human Decidual Endometrial Stromal Cells: Possible Effect on Embryo Implantation and Pregnancy

Author: Hsien-Ming Wu, Hong-Yuan Huang, Chyi-Long Lee, Yung-Kuei Soong, Peter C.K. Leung …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 98, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127324

Single-Molecule Analyses of Fully Functional Fluorescent Protein-Tagged Follitropin Receptor Reveal Homodimerization and Specific Heterodimerization with Lutropin Receptor

Author: Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz, Katharine Herrick-Davis, Margarida Barroso, Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre, Barbara Lindau-Shepard …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 100, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125781


Reproductive Technology

Cysteine Analogs with a Free Thiol Group Promote Fertilization by Reducing Disulfide Bonds in the Zona Pellucida of Mice

Author: Toru Takeo, Yuka Horikoshi, Satohiro Nakao, Kazuhito Sakoh, Yuta Ishizuka …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 90, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125443

Actin Depolymerization Is Associated with Meiotic Acceleration in Cycloheximide-Treated Ovine Oocytes

Author: Sergio D. German, Joon-Hee Lee, Keith H. Campbell, Dylan Sweetman, Ramiro Alberio
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 103, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122341


Female Reproductive Tract

Conditional Deletion of the Relaxin Receptor Gene in Cells of Smooth Muscle Lineage Affects Lower Reproductive Tract in Pregnant Mice

Author: Elena M. Kaftanovskaya, Zaohua Huang, Carolina Lopez, Kirk Conrad, Alexander I. Agoulnik
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 91, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127209

Deletion of Mylk1 in Oocytes Causes Delayed Morula-to-Blastocyst Transition and Reduced Fertility Without Affecting Folliculogenesis and Oocyte Maturation in Mice

Author: Qiu-Xia Liang, Qing-Hua Zhang, Shu-Tao Qi, Zhong-Wei Wang, Meng-Wen Hu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 97, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122127

Endometrial CRISP3 Is Regulated Throughout the Mouse Estrous and Human Menstrual Cycle and Facilitates Adhesion and Proliferation of Endometrial Epithelial Cells

Author: Jemma Evans, Rebecca D’Sylva, Marianna Volpert, Duangporn Jamsai, Donna Jo Merriner …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 99, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127480

A Novel Class of Interstitial Cells in the Mouse and Monkey Female Reproductive Tracts

Author: Lauren E. Peri, Byoung H. Koh, Grace K. Ward, Yulia Bayguinov, Sung Jin Hwang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 102, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124388

Proteomics of the Human Endometrial Glandular Epithelium and Stroma from the Proliferative and Secretory Phases of the Menstrual Cycle

Author: Brian L. Hood, Baoquan Liu, Addie Alkhas, Yutaka Shoji, Rusheeswar Challa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 106, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127217

Integrin Beta 8 (ITGB8) Regulates Embryo Implantation Potentially via Controlling the Activity of TGF-B1 in Mice

Author: Vijay Kumar, Vineet Kumar Maurya, Anubha Joshi, Syed Musthapa Meeran, Rajesh Kumar Jha
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 109, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122838


Gamete Biology

Sperm Protamine-Status Correlates to the Fertility of Breeding Bulls

Author: Sule Dogan, Peter Vargovic, Rodrigo Oliveira, Lauren E. Belser, Abdullah Kaya …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 92, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124255

PLK4 Is Essential for Meiotic Resumption in Mouse Oocytes

Author: Yi-Bo Luo, Nam-Hyung Kim
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 101, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124065

Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 5 (Prmt5) Is Required for Germ Cell Survival During Mouse Embryonic Development

Author: Yanbo Wang, Qiuling Li, Chunyi Liu, Feng Han, Min Chen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 104, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127308

RBBP4 Regulates Histone Deacetylation and Bipolar Spindle Assembly During Oocyte Maturation in the Mouse

Author: Ahmed Z. Balboula, Paula Stein, Richard M. Schultz, Karen Schindler
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 105, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128298

Defining the Mechanisms by Which the Reactive Oxygen Species By-Product, 4-Hydroxynonenal, Affects Human Sperm Cell Function

Author: Mark A. Baker, Anita Weinberg, Louise Hetherington, Ana-Izabel Villaverde, Tony Velkov …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 108, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126680


Testis

Porcine Sertoli Cell Proliferation after Androgen Receptor Inactivation

Author: Erin Legacki, Alan J. Conley, Barbara Jean Nitta-Oda, Trish Berger
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 93, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125716

Comparative Analysis of Testis Transcriptomes from Triploid and Fertile Diploid Cyprinid Fish

Author: Kang Xu, Ming Wen, Wei Duan, Li Ren, Fangzhou Hu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 95, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125609

Claudin 11 Inter-Sertoli Tight Junctions in the Testis of the Korean Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus maackii)

Author: Chan Jin Park, Cheol Min Ha, Jae Eun Lee, Myung Chan Gye
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 96, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.117804


Immunology

Equine Sperm-Neutrophil Binding

Author: Abdorrahman S. Alghamdi, Scott Madill, Douglas N. Foster, Mats H.T. Troedsson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 94, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122655


Pregnancy

Activation of the Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor-Kappa B in Uterine Luminal Epithelial Cells by Interleukin 1 Beta 2: A Novel Interleukin 1 Expressed by the Elongating Pig Conceptus

Author: Daniel J. Mathew, Emily M. Newsom, Jennifer M. Guyton, Christopher K. Tuggle, Rodney D. Geisert …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 107, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126128

Early Life Exposure to Undernutrition Induces ER Stress, Apoptosis, and Reduced Vascularization in Ovaries of Adult Rat Offspring

Author: Kaitlyn A. Chan, Angelica B. Bernal, Mark H. Vickers, Wajiha Gohir, Jim J. Petrik …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 110, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124149