Highlights:

Mitch Eddy, John Eppig, Mary Ann Handel, and Sue Moenter

Highlights
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 449. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Embryo:

Cindy M. Anderson, Faye Lopez, Ashley Zimmer, and Joseph N. Benoit

Placental Insufficiency Leads to Developmental Hypertension and Mesenteric Artery Dysfunction in Two Generations of Sprague-Dawley Rat Offspring
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 538-544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Fetal exposure to placental insufficiency leads to altered vascular function and hypertension in two generations of offspring

Xiang-Shun Cui, Xing-Yu Li, Yu-Jeong Jeong, Jin-Hyun Jun, and Nam-Hyung Kim

Gene Expression of Cox5a, 5b, or 6b1 and Their Roles in Preimplantation Mouse Embryos
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 601-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Gene expression of the Cox subunits, Cox 5a, 5b, or 6b1, is not required for embryo developmental events up to the blastocyst stage

Gamete Biology:

D.P. Froman, J.C. Wardell, and A.J. Feltmann

Sperm Mobility: Deduction of a Model Explaining Phenotypic Variation in Roosters (Gallus domesticus)
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 487-491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: A unifying model has been deduced for explaining variation in sperm mobility phenotype, a primary determinant of fertility in the domestic fowl

Sonya M. Schuh, Anne E. Carlson, G. Stanley McKnight, Marco Conti, Bertil Hille, and Donner F. Babcock

Signaling Pathways for Modulation of Mouse Sperm Motility by Adenosine and Catecholamine Agonists
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 492-500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Movies  

Summary: Analogs of adenosine and catecholamines activate sperm motility by a pathway that uses sperm adenylyl cyclase and cAMP-dependent protein kinase.

Cean LaRosa and Stephen M. Downs

Stress Stimulates AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and Meiotic Resumption in Mouse Oocytes
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 585-592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Exposure of meiotically arrested mouse oocytes to three different stresses stimulates AMP-activated protein kinase and germinal vesicle breakdown

Koji Sugiura, Kunihiko Naito, Tsutomu Endo, and Hideaki Tojo

Study of Germinal Vesicle Requirement for the Normal Kinetics of Maturation/M-Phase-Promoting Factor Activity During Porcine Oocyte Maturation
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 593-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Figures  

Summary: Germinal vesicle material induces the reactivation of maturation/M-phase promoting factor (MPF) by promoting CCNB1 (cyclin B1) accumulation in porcine oocyte during the second meiosis

Immunology:

S.M. Mackenzie, E.A. McLaughlin, H.D. Perkins, N. French, T. Sutherland, R.J. Jackson, B. Inglis, W.J. Müller, B.H. van Leeuwen, A.J. Robinson, and P.J. Kerr

Immunocontraceptive Effects on Female Rabbits Infected with Recombinant Myxoma Virus Expressing Rabbit ZP2 or ZP3
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 511-521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The self-antigen rabbit zona pellucida protein 3 induced infertility in female rabbits when presented in the context of a recombinant myxoma virus

Male Reproductive Tract:

Frederick C.L. Banks, Gillian E. Knight, Robert C. Calvert, Mark Turmaine, Cecil S. Thompson, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Robert J. Morgan, and Geoffrey Burnstock

Smooth Muscle and Purinergic Contraction of the Human, Rabbit, Rat, and Mouse Testicular Capsule
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 473-480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Testicular capsule of rat, mouse, rabbit, and man contains smooth muscle and is contractile; that of the rabbit and man contract to ATP released as a cotransmitter, probably via P2X1 and/or P2X2 receptors

Minireviews:

Celine J. Guigon and Solange Magre

Contribution of Germ Cells to the Differentiation and Maturation of the Ovary: Insights from Models of Germ Cell Depletion
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 450-458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Germ cells play important roles in the differentiation and maturation of the ovary and in the maintenance of the ovarian phenotype

Neuroendocrinology:

John C. Gill and Pei-San Tsai

Expression of a Dominant Negative FGF Receptor in Developing GNRH1 Neurons Disrupts Axon Outgrowth and Targeting to the Median Eminence
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 463-472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: GNRH1 axonal connections to the median eminence are necessary for reproduction and are formed during development by both trophic and directional cues mediated by FGF receptors

Ovary:

Yuko Miyake, Hiromichi Matsumoto, Masaki Yokoo, Kohtaro Miyazawa, Naoko Kimura, Woro Anindito Sri Tunjung, Takashi Shimizu, Hiroshi Sasada, Hisashi Aso, Takahiro Yamaguchi, and Eimei Sato

Expression and Glycosylation with Polylactosamine of CD44 Antigen on Macrophages During Follicular Atresia in Pig Ovaries
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 501-510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Figure 1  

Summary: CD44s mRNA and posttranslational modifications promoted by polylactosamine in macrophages increased with progression of atresia in porcine follicles.

Matthew J. Cannon and Joy L. Pate

Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Participates in the Interferon-gamma-Induced Cell Death Process in Cultured Bovine Luteal Cells
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 552-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Tryptophan catabolism by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase mediates IFNG-induced bovine luteal cell death

Siriluck Ponsuksili, Ronald M. Brunner, Tom Goldammer, Christa Kühn, Christina Walz, Siriwadee Chomdej, Dawit Tesfaye, Karl Schellander, Klaus Wimmers, and Manfred Schwerin

Bovine NALP5, NALP8, and NALP9 Genes: Assignment to a QTL Region and the Expression in Adult Tissues, Oocytes, and Preimplantation Embryos
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 577-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Mapping of bovine NALP genes to a QTL region for reproductive traits and the preferential expression of these genes in reproductive tissues suggests their functional relevance to reproduction and phenotypic variation

Pregnancy:

Ming-Song Tsai, Shiaw-Min Hwang, Yieh-Loong Tsai, Fu-Chou Cheng, Jia-Ling Lee, and Yu-Jen Chang

Clonal Amniotic Fluid-Derived Stem Cells Express Characteristics of Both Mesenchymal and Neural Stem Cells
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 545-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Amniotic fluid will provide a promising source of neural progenitor cells that may be used in future cellular therapies for neurodegenerative diseases and nervous system injuries

Malgorzata E. Skaznik-Wikiel, Tomoko Kaneko-Tarui, Aki Kashiwagi, and James K. Pru

Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Expression and Signaling Correlate with Uterine Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2 Expression and Angiogenesis During Early Pregnancy
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 569-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Localization of S1P receptors at the maternal:embryonic interface suggests a role in uterine angiogenesis and prostanoid synthesis

Reproductive Technology:

Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Kimiko Inoue, Jiyoung Lee, Hiromi Miki, Narumi Ogonuki, Shinya Toyokuni, Atsuo Ogura, and Takashi Shinohara

Anchorage-Independent Growth of Mouse Male Germline Stem Cells In Vitro
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 522-529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Male germline stem cells can undergo anchorage-independent self-renewal in a new suspension culture system

Tamer Said, Ashok Agarwal, Sonja Grunewald, Manja Rasch, Thomas Baumann, Christian Kriegel, Liang Li, Hans-Juergen Glander, Anthony J. Thomas, Jr., and Uwe Paasch

Selection of Nonapoptotic Spermatozoa As a New Tool for Enhancing Assisted Reproduction Outcomes: An In Vitro Model
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 530-537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The selection of nonapoptotic sperm using magnetic cell separation may be used to enhance sperm-oocyte penetration potential; however, this does not improve fertilization rates following intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Special Papers:

Mark A. Mirando and Debora L. Hamernik

Funding Priorities in Animal Reproduction at the United States Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 459-462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The funding priorities for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the area of reproductive biology, and the mechanism for setting them, are presented.

Testis:

Yamini Chandrasekaran, Chad M. Mckee, Yang Ye, and John H. Richburg

Influence of TRP53 Status on FAS Membrane Localization, CFLAR (c-FLIP) Ubiquitinylation, and Sensitivity of GC-2spd (ts) Cells to Undergo FAS-Mediated Apoptosis
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 560-568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The TRP53 protein promotes FAS-activated germ cell apoptosis by instigating the degradation of CFLAR (L) (c-FLIP [L]) protein via its ubiquitinylation

Toxicology:

A. Blomqvist, C. Berg, L. Holm, I. Brandt, Y. Ridderstråle, and B. Brunström

Defective Reproductive Organ Morphology and Function in Domestic Rooster Embryonically Exposed to o,p'-DDT or Ethynylestradiol
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 481-486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Embryonic exposure to the estrogenic pollutants o,p'-DDT or EE2 causes persistent alterations on testis and secondary sex characteristics in domestic rooster with a wider range of effects observed in the o,p'-DDT exposed birds.

Retractions:

RETRACTIONS
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 611. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RETRACTIONS
Biol Reprod 2006 74: 611. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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