Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/94/5
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

Two Genes Substitute for Y Chromosome

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 98, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.139279

A Histone-Modifying Enzyme and the Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 99, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.139428

Notch at Implantation

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 100, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.140061


Immunology

The Transcription Factor NFIL3 Is Essential for Normal Placental and Embryonic Development but Not for Uterine Natural Killer (UNK) Cell Differentiation in Mice

Author: Mackenzie L. Redhead, Nathália A. Portilho, Allison M. Felker, Shuhiba Mohammad, Danielle L. Mara …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 101, 1-16,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.138495

JEG-3 Trophoblast Cells Producing Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Promote Conversion of Human CD4+FOXP3− T Cells into CD4+FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells and Foster T Cell Suppressive Activity

Author: Eileen Poloski, Anika Oettel, Stefanie Ehrentraut, Lydia Luley, Serban-Dan Costa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 106, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.135541


Gamete Biology

Multiple Mechanisms Cooperate to Constitutively Exclude the Transcriptional Co-Activator YAP from the Nucleus During Murine Oogenesis

Author: Laleh Abbassi, Safia Malki, Katie Cockburn, Angus Macaulay, Claude Robert …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 102, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.137968


Testis

Genetic Analyses Reveal Functions for MAP2K3 and MAP2K6 in Mouse Testis Determination

Author: Nick Warr, Pam Siggers, Gwenn-Aël Carré, Sara Wells, Andy Greenfield
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 103, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.138057


Female Reproductive Tract

Lysophosphatidic Acid (LPA) Receptor 3-Mediated LPA Signal Transduction Pathways: A Possible Relationship with Early Development of Peri-Implantation Porcine Conceptus

Author: Wooyoung Jeong, Heewon Seo, Yujin Sung, Hakhyun Ka, Gwonhwa Song …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 104, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.137174

Human Endometrial Fibroblasts Derived from Mesenchymal Progenitors Inherit Progesterone Resistance and Acquire an Inflammatory Phenotype in the Endometrial Niche in Endometriosis

Author: Fatima Barragan, Juan C. Irwin, Shaina Balayan, David W. Erikson, Joseph C. Chen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 118, 1-20,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.136010


Reproductive Technology

Changes of Phospholipids in Fetal Liver of Mice Conceived by In Vitro Fertilization

Author: Bo Li, Xifeng Xiao, Shuqiang Chen, Jianlei Huang, Yefei Ma …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 105, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.136325

Fertility of Male Germline Stem Cells Following Spermatogonial Transplantation in Infertile Mouse Models

Author: Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Hiroko Morimoto, Takashi Shinohara
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 112, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.137869


Pregnancy

A Prolactin Family Paralog Regulates Placental Adaptations to a Physiological Stressor

Author: Pengli Bu, Sheikh M. Khorshed Alam, Pramod Dhakal, Jay L. Vivian, Michael J. Soares
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 107, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.138032

Adiponectin Inhibits Nutrient Transporters and Promotes Apoptosis in Human Villous Cytotrophoblasts: Involvement in the Control of Fetal Growth

Author: Fabien Duval, Esther Dos Santos, Dorothée Poidatz, Valérie Sérazin, Héloïse Gronier …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 111, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.134544

1,25(OH)2D3 Induces Placental Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Relaxation by Phosphorylation of Myosin Phosphatase Target Subunit 1Ser507: Potential Beneficial Effects of Vitamin D on Placental Vasculature in Humans

Author: Xiuyue Jia, Yang Gu, Lynn J. Groome, Mahmoud Al-Kofahi, J. Steven Alexander …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 116, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.138362

Inflammatory Response of Human Gestational Membranes to Ureaplasma parvum Using a Novel Dual-Chamber Tissue Explant System

Author: Lauren C. Potts, Liping Feng, Patrick C. Seed, Friederike L. Jayes, Maragatha Kuchibhatla …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 119, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.137596


Ovary

High-Fat Diet Causes Subfertility and Compromised Ovarian Function Independent of Obesity in Mice

Author: Malgorzata E. Skaznik-Wikiel, Delaney C. Swindle, Amanda A. Allshouse, Alex J. Polotsky, James L. McManaman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 108, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.137414

Knockdown of Progesterone Receptor (PGR) in Macaque Granulosa Cells Disrupts Ovulation and Progesterone Production

Author: Cecily V. Bishop, Jon D. Hennebold, Christoph A. Kahl, Richard L. Stouffer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 109, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.134981

Luteinizing Hormone Causes Phosphorylation and Activation of the cGMP Phosphodiesterase PDE5 in Rat Ovarian Follicles, Contributing, Together with PDE1 Activity, to the Resumption of Meiosis

Author: Jeremy R. Egbert, Tracy F. Uliasz, Leia C. Shuhaibar, Andreas Geerts, Frank Wunder …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 110, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.135897

Oocyte-Specific Expression of Mouse MEX3C652AA in the Ovary and Its Potential Role in Regulating Maternal Fos mRNA

Author: Xue Li, Yan Li, Chunlian Liu, Mulan Jin, Baisong Lu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 115, 1-15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.136630


Environment

Developmental Programming: Prenatal Testosterone Excess and Insulin Signaling Disruptions in Female Sheep

Author: Chunxia Lu, Rodolfo C. Cardoso, Muraly Puttabyatappa, Vasantha Padmanabhan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 113, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.136283


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Quantitative Proteomics Analysis of VEGF-Responsive Endothelial Protein S-Nitrosylation Using Stable Isotope Labeling by Amino Acids in Cell Culture (SILAC) and LC-MS/MS

Author: Hong-Hai Zhang, Thomas J. Lechuga, Yuezhou Chen, Yingying Yang, Lan Huang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 114, 1-18,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.139337


Minireview

Regulation of Sperm Capacitation by the 26S Proteasome: An Emerging New Paradigm in Spermatology

Author: Karl Kerns, Patricio Morales, Peter Sutovsky
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, 117, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.136622