Highlights:

Highlights
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 307. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Embryo:

Quinton Winger, Jian Huang, Heidi J. Auman, Mark Lewandoski, and Trevor Williams

Analysis of Transcription Factor AP-2 Expression and Function During Mouse Preimplantation Development
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 324-333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Four members of the transcription factor AP-2 gene family are expressed during mouse preimplantation development and display redundant functions in coordinating embryogenesis.

Female Reproductive Tract:

Jocelyn N. Pennefather, Eva Patak, Sebastian Ziccone, Alison Lilley, Francisco M. Pinto, Nigel M. Page, Margot E. Story, Sonia Grover, and M. Luz Candenas

Regulation of the Stimulant Actions of Neurokinin A and Human Hemokinin-1 on the Human Uterus: A Comparison with Histamine
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 334-341. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The contractile effects of tachykinins, including human hemokinin-1, in the human uterus are tightly regulated during pregnancy.

Fernanda C.A. Santos, Rodrigo P. Leite, Ana M.G. Custódio, Karina P. Carvalho, Luiz H. Monteiro-Leal, Adriana B. Santos, Rejane M. Góes, Hernandes F. Carvalho, and Sebastião R. Taboga

Testosterone Stimulates Growth and Secretory Activity of the Female Prostate in the Adult Gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 370-379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Testosterone causes epithelial proliferative response, secretory activity, and dysplasia in the gerbil's prostate, phenomena that may be correlated to a hyperandrogenic condition in females.

Bilan Mo, Aleksandr E. Vendrov, Wilder A. Palomino, Barbara R. DuPont, K.B.C. Apparao, and Bruce A. Lessey

ECC-1 Cells: A Well-Differentiated Steroid-Responsive Endometrial Cell Line with Characteristics of Luminal Epithelium
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 387-394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The ECC-1 endometrial cancer cell line contains estrogen, progesterone and androgen receptors and has a luminal epithelial phenotype.

Charles E. Wood, Susan E. Appt, Thomas B. Clarkson, Adrian A. Franke, Cynthia J. Lees, Daniel R. Doerge, and J. Mark Cline

Effects of High-Dose Soy Isoflavones and Equol on Reproductive Tissues in Female Cynomolgus Monkeys
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 477-486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: High-dose soy isoflavonoid supplements, in particular those containing equol or taken by equol-producers, have minimal estrogenic effects in reproductive tissues.

Gamete Biology:

Jacob C. Thundathil, Muhammad Anzar, and Mary M. Buhr

Na⁺/K⁺ATPase as a Signaling Molecule During Bovine Sperm Capacitation
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 308-317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Na+/K+ATPase is involved in the regulation of protein tyrosine phosphorylation and capacitation of bovine spermatozoa.

Hang Wang, Becky L. Sartini, Clarke F. Millette, and Daniel L. Kilpatrick

A Developmental Switch in Transcription Factor Isoforms During Spermatogenesis Controlled by Alternative Messenger RNA 3'-End Formation
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 318-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Spermatogenic cells regulate SREBF2 transcription factor function by a stage-dependent shift from pre-mRNA splicing to alternative polyadenylation, converting it into a sterol-insensitive form that activates germ cell-specific gene expression.

Male Reproductive Tract:

Jian-Yang Du, Ye-Chun Ruan, Wu-Lin Zuo, Zi-Huan Yang, Min-Hui Chen, Zhong-Luan Wu, Hui Xiang, and Wen-Liang Zhou

Cellular Mechanisms of Carbachol-Stimulated Cl^– Secretion in Rat Epididymal Epithelium
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 407-413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Carbachol induced Cl- secretion through CLCAs and CFTR mediated by Ca2+- and cAMP-dependent regulatory pathways in rat epididymal epithelium.

Koji Yamazaki, Tetsuya Adachi, Koji Sato, Yuta Yanagisawa, Hideki Fukata, Naohiko Seki, Chisato Mori, and Masatoshi Komiyama

Identification and Characterization of Novel and Unknown Mouse Epididymis-Specific Genes by Complementary DNA Microarray Technology
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 462-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables]  

Summary: One novel gene (Serpina1f, a novel member of the SERPIN family) and four known genes (Lcp1, Cuzd1, Teddm1, and Wfdc16) with unknown functions that were detected by new microarray carrying mouse epididymal cDNA, play important roles in mouse epididymis.

Mechanisms of Hormone Action:

Lucie Tosca, Patricia Solnais, Pascal Ferré, Fabienne Foufelle, and Joëlle Dupont

Metformin-Induced Stimulation of Adenosine 5' Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase (PRKA) Impairs Progesterone Secretion in Rat Granulosa Cells
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 342-351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Metformin reduces progesterone production through an AMPKalpha-dependent mechanism whereas AMPK alpha activation is not essential for the decrease in estradiol production and cell growth in response to metformin in rat granulosa cells.

Neuroendocrinology:

Erin S. Bisenius, D.N. Rao Veeramachaneni, Ginger E. Sammonds, and Stuart Tobet

Sex Differences and the Development of the Rabbit Brain: Effects of Vinclozolin
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 469-476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The rabbit brain is sexually dimorphic and a known endocrine disruptor can influence the differentiation of brain characteristics.

Ovary:

Karla J. Hutt, Eileen A. McLaughlin, and Michael K. Holland

KIT/KIT Ligand in Mammalian Oogenesis and Folliculogenesis: Roles in Rabbit and Murine Ovarian Follicle Activation and Oocyte Growth
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 421-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Summary: KIT ligand activates primordial follicles in cultured neonatal mouse ovaries but not in rabbit ovarian cortical explants.

Dalhia Abramovich, Fernanda Parborell, and Marta Tesone

Effect of a Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Inhibitory Treatment on the Folliculogenesis and Ovarian Apoptosis in Gonadotropin-Treated Prepubertal Rats
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 434-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: The local inhibition of VEGFA activity produces an increase in ovarian apoptosis through an imbalance among the BCL-2 family members thus leading a larger number of follicles to atresia.

Pregnancy:

Michael H. Melner, Arthur L. Haas, Jennifer M. Klein, Alan R. Brash, William E. Boeglin, Subir K. NagDas, Virginia P. Winfrey, and Gary E. Olson

Demonstration of Ubiquitin Thiolester Formation of UBE2Q2 (UBCi), a Novel Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme with Implantation Site-Specific Expression
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 395-406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Luminal epithelial cells of the endometrium at the blastocyst implantation site express a functional ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme with a novel structure.

Ai-Xia Liu, Fan Jin, Wu-Wen Zhang, Tian-Hua Zhou, Cai-Yun Zhou, Wei-Miao Yao, Yu-Li Qian, and He-Feng Huang

Proteomic Analysis on the Alteration of Protein Expression in the Placental Villous Tissue of Early Pregnancy Loss
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 414-420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Several proteins that are associated with early development have been identified by a proteomic approach, providing new insight into the proteins which may be potentially involved in the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying early pregnancy loss.

J. Lartey, A. Gampel, J. Pawade, H. Mellor, and A. López Bernal

Expression of RND Proteins in Human Myometrium
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 452-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Upregulation of RND proteins during pregnancy may inhibit RHOA mediated calcium sensitization and contribute to uterine quiescence.

Reproductive Technology:

Young Mok Lee, Jin Gyoung Jung, Jin Nam Kim, Tae Sub Park, Tae Min Kim, Sang Su Shin, Dae Kyung Kang, Jeong Mook Lim, and Jae Yong Han

A Testis-Mediated Germline Chimera Production Based on Transfer of Chicken Testicular Cells Directly into Heterologous Testes
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 380-386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: Chicken testicular cells consisted of colony- and monolayer-forming cells induced local chimeric status after being transplanted into heterologous testes, and the transplanted cells subsequently participated in spermatogenesis producing spermatozoa.

Anna Ajduk, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, and Monika A Ward

Sperm Chromatin Remodeling after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Differs from That of In Vitro Fertilization
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 442-451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: ICSI disrupts the normally synchronous sperm chromatin remodeling but this can be prevented by calcium ionophore treatment prior to injection.

Testis:

Sho Kuwahara, Asako Ikei, Yusuke Taguchi, Yoshiaki Tabuchi, Nariaki Fujimoto, Masuo Obinata, Seiichi Uesugi, and Yasuyuki Kurihara

PSPC1, NONO, and SFPQ Are Expressed in Mouse Sertoli Cells and May Function as Coregulators of Androgen Receptor-Mediated Transcription
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 352-359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Summary: PSPC1, NONO, and SFPQ regulate androgen receptor-mediated transcription.

Toxicology:

Ursula A. Bussmann and J. Lino Barañao

Regulation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Expression in Rat Granulosa Cells
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 360-369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summary: AHR expression is regulated by FSH, estradiol, and its own ligands in rat granulosa cells.

Retractions:

RETRACTIONS
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 487. [Full Text] [PDF] Retraction  

RETRACTIONS
Biol Reprod 2006 75: 487. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Additions and Corrections:

Biol Reprod 2006 75: 488-490. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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