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Reproductive Biology and Immunology

Publications/Resources 
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2007
Monoski, Mara A., Jonathan Schiff, Philip S. Li, Peter T.K. Chan, and Marc Goldstein. "Innovative single-armed suture technique for microsurgical vasoepididymostomy," Urology 69(4): 800–804. (abstract)

2006
Aravin, Alexei, Dimos Gaidatzis, Sébastien Pfeffer, Mariana Lagos-Quintana, Pablo Landgraf, Nicola Iovino, Patricia L. Morris, Michael J. Brownstein, Satomi Kuramochi-Miyagawa, Toru Nakano, Minchen Chien, James J. Russo, Jingyue Ju, Robert Sheridan, Chris Sander, Mihaela Zavolan, and Thomas Tuschl. "A novel class of small RNAs bind to MILI protein in mouse testes," Nature 442(7099): 203–207. (abstract)

Burton, Kimberly A., Deborah A. McDermott, David Wilkes, Melissa N. Poulsen, Michael A. Nolan, Marc Goldstein, Craig T. Basson, and G. Stanley McKnight. "Haploinsufficiency at the protein kinase A RIα Gene Locus leads to fertility defects in male mice and men," Molecular Endocrinology 20(10): 2504–2513. (abstract)

"Council biologist discovers stem Leydig cells," Population Briefs 12(2): 2. (full text)

"Council researchers wrestle with SUMO," Population Briefs 12(1): 5. (full text)

Ge, Renshan, Qiang Dong, Chantal M. Sottas, Vassilios Papadopoulos, Barry R. Zirkin, and Matthew P. Hardy. "In search of rat stem Leydig cells: Identification, isolation, and lineage-specific development," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103(8): 2719–2724. (abstract)

Hopps, Carin V. and Marc Goldstein. "Microsurgical reconstruction of iatrogenic injuries to the epididymis from hydrocelectomy," Journal of Urology 176(5): 2077–2080. (abstract)

Ishikawa, Tomomoto and Patricia L. Morris. "A multi-step kinase-based Sertoli cell autocrine-amplifying loop regulates prostaglandins, their receptors, and cytokines," Endocrinology 147(4): 1706–1716. (abstract)

Schiff, Jonathan D., Philip S. Li, and Marc Goldstein. "Correlation of ultrasound-measured venous size and reversal of flow with Valsalva with improvement in semen-analysis parameters after varicocelectomy," Fertility and Sterility 86(1): 250–252. (abstract)

Teleshova, Natalia, Jessica Kenney, and Melissa Robbiani. "Dendritic cells and HIV infection: Activating dendritic cells to boost immunity," Advances in Dental Research 19(1): 36–41. (abstract)

Vigodner, Margarita, Tomomoto Ishikawa, Peter N. Schlegel, and Patricia L. Morris. "SUMO-1, human male germ cell development and the androgen receptor in the testis of men with normal and abnormal spermatogenesis," American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism (Translational Series) 290(5): E1022–E1033. (abstract)

2005
"Defective sperm in mice offer clues to infertility in men," Momentum, June 2005. New York: Population Council. (full text)

Falender, Allison E., Richard N. Freiman, Kenneth G. Geles, Kirk C. Lo, KeumSil Hwang, Dolores J. Lamb, Patricia L. Morris, Robert Tijan, and JoAnne S. Richards. "Maintenance of spermatogenesis requires TAF4b, a gonad-specific subunit of TFIID," Genes and Development 19(7): 794–803. (abstract)

Ge, Renshan S., Qiang Dong, Enmei Niu, Chantal M. Sottas, Dianne O. Hardy, James F. Catterall, Syed A. Latif, David J. Morris, and Matthew P. Hardy. "11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 in rat Leydig cells: Its role in blunting glucocorticoid action at physiological levels of substrate," Endocrinology 146(6): 2657–2664. (abstract)

Ge, Renshan S., Qiang Dong, Chantal M. Sottas, Haolin Chen, Barry R. Zirkin, and Matthew P. Hardy. "Gene expression in rat Leydig cells during development from the progenitor to adult stage: A cluster analysis," Biology of Reproduction 72(6): 1405–1415. (abstract)

Ge, Ren-Shan, Qiang Dong, Chantal M. Sottas, Syed A. Latif, David J. Morris, and Matthew P. Hardy. "Stimulation of testosterone production in rat Leydig cells by aldosterone is mineralocorticoid receptor mediated," Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 243(1–2): 35–42. (abstract)

Hardy, Matthew P., Hui-Bao Gao, Qiang Dong, Renshan Ge, Qian Wang, Wei Ran Chai, Xing Feng, and Chantal Sottas. "Stress hormone and male reproductive function," Cell and Tissue Research 322(1): 147–153. (abstract)

Ishikawa, Tomomoto, KeumSil Hwang, Deborah Lazzarino, and Patricia L. Morris. "Sertoli cell expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein-related lipid transfer 1 and 5 domain-containing proteins and sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 are interleukin-1β regulated by activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and cyclooxygenase-2 and cytokine induction," Endocrinology 146(12): 5100–5111. (abstract)

Kissel, Holger, Maria-Magdalena Georgescu, Sarit Larisch, Katia Manova, and Gary R. Hunnicutt. "The Sept4 septin locus is required for sperm terminal differentiation in mice," Developmental Cell 8(3): 353–364. (abstract)

Latif, Syed A., Hector A. Pardo, Matthew P. Hardy, and David J. Morris. "Endogenous selective inhibitors of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase isoforms 1 and 2 of adrenal origin," Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 243(1–2): 43–50. (abstract)

Lee, Nikki P.Y. and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Protein kinases and adherens junction dynamics in the seminiferous epithelium of the rat testis," Journal of Cellular Physiology 202(2): 344–360.

Lui, Wing Yee, Yan H. Cheng, Dolores D. Mruk, Chin H. Cheng, Meng Y. Mo, Will M. Lee, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "α2-macroglogulin expression in the liver in response to inflammation is mediated by the testis," Journal of Endocrinology 185(3): 497–505.

Lui, Wing-Yee, Dolores D. Mruk, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Interactions among IQGAP1, Cdc42, and the cadherin/catenin protein complex regulate Sertoli–germ cell adherens junction dynamics in the testis," Journal of Cellular Physiology 202(1): 49–66.

Mukai, Motoko, Qiang Dong, Matthew P. Hardy, Hiroaki Kiyokawa, Richard E. Peterson, and Paul S. Cooke “Altered prostatic epithelial proliferation and apoptosis, prostatic development and serum testosterone in mice lacking cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors,” Biology of Reproduction 73(5): 951–958. (abstract)

Peretti, Silvia, Andrew Shaw, James Blanchard, Rudolf Bohn, Gavin Morrow, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Agegnehu Gettie, and Melissa Pope. "Immunomodulatory effects of HSV-2 infection on immature macaque dendritic cells modify innate and adaptive responses," Blood 106(4): 1305–1313. (abstract)

Vigodner, Margarita and Patricia L. Morris. "Testicular expression of small ubiquitin-related modifier-1 (SUMO-1) supports multiple roles in spermatogenesis: Silencing of sex chromosomes in spermatocytes, spermatid microtubule nucleation, and nuclear reshaping," Developmental Biology 282(2): 480–492. (abstract)

Wong, Ching-hang, Dolores D. Mruk, Michelle K.Y. Siu, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Blood–testis barrier dynamics are regulated by α2-macroglobulin via the c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase pathway," Endocrinology 146(4): 1893–1908. (abstract)

Xia, Weiliang and Chuen-yan Cheng. "TGF-β3 regulates anchoring junction dynamics in the seminiferous epithelium of the rat testis via the Ras/ERK signaling pathway: An in vivo study," Developmental Biology 280(2): 321–343. (abstract)

Zhang, Jiayi, Dolores D. Mruk, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Myotubularin phosphoinositide phosphatases, protein phosphatases, and kinases: Their roles in junction dynamics and spermatogenesis," Journal of Cellular Physiology 204(2): 470–483.

2004
Akingbemi, Benson T., Renshan S. Ge, Gary R. Klinefelter, Barry R. Zirkin, and Matthew P. Hardy. "Phthalate-induced Leydig cell hyperplasia is associated with multiple endocrine disturbances," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 101(3): 775–780.

Ball, Gregory F., Catherine J. Auger, Daniel J. Bernard, Thierry D. Charlier, Jennifer J. Sartor, Lauren V. Riters, and Jacques Balthazart. "Seasonal plasticity in the song control system: Multiple brain sites of steroid hormone action and the importance of variation in song behavior," Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1016: 586–610.

Bernard, Daniel J. "Both SMAD2 and SMAD3 mediate activin-stimulated expression of the follicle-stimulating hormone β subunit in mouse gonadotrope cells," Molecular Endocrinology 18(3): 606–623.

Bernard, Daniel J., Teresa K. Woodruff, and Tony M. Plant. "Cloning of a novel inhibin alpha cDNA from rhesus monkey testis," Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2(1): 71.

Bolino, Alessandra, Annalisa Bolis, Stefano C. Previtali, Giorgia Dina, Simona Bussini, Gabriele Dati, Stefano Amadio, Ubaldo Del Carro, Dolores D. Mruk, Maria L. Feltri, Chuen-yan Cheng, Angelo Quattrini, and Lawrence Wrabetz. "Disruption of Mtmr2 produces CMT4B1-like neuropathy with myelin outfolding and impaired spermatogenesis," Journal of Cell Biology 167(4): 711–721.

Dong, Qiang, Antonio Salva, Chantal M. Sottas, Enmei Niu, Michael Holmes, and Matthew P. Hardy. "Rapid glucocorticoid mediation of suppressed testosterone biosynthesis in male mice subjected to immobilization stress," Journal of Andrology 25(6): 973–981.

Hardy, Matthew P. and Peter N. Schlegel. "The 25th volume: Did you see the latest?" Journal of Andrology 25(2): 177.

Lee, Nikki P.Y. and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Adaptors, junction dynamics, and spermatogenesis," Biology of Reproduction 71(2): 392–404.

———. "Ectoplasmic specialization, a testis-specific cell–cell actin-based adherens junction type: Is this a potential target for male contraceptive development?" Human Reproduction Update 10(4): 349–369.

———. "Nitric oxide/nitric oxide synthase, spermatogenesis, and tight junction dynamics," Biology of Reproduction 70(2): 267–276.

Lee, Nikki P.Y., Dolores D. Mruk, Anne M. Conway, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Zyxin, axin, and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein are adaptors that link the cadherin/catenin protein complex to the cytoskeleton at adherens junctions in the seminiferous epithelium of the rat testis," Journal of Andrology 25(2): 200–215.

Mruk, Dolores D. and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Cell–cell interactions at the ectoplasmic specialization in the testis," Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism 15(9): 439–447.

———. "Sertoli–Sertoli and Sertoli–germ cell interactions and their significance in germ cell movement in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis," Endocrine Reviews 25(5): 747–806.

Siu, Michelle K.Y. and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Dynamic cross-talk between cells and the extracellular matrix in the testis," BioEssays 26(9): 978–992.

2003
Akingbemi, Benson T., Renshan S. Ge, Cheryl S. Rosenfeld, Leslie G. Newton, Dianne O. Hardy, James F. Catterall, Dennis B. Lubahn, Kenneth S. Korach, and Matthew P. Hardy. "Estrogen receptor-α gene deficiency enhances androgen biosynthesis in the mouse Leydig cell," Endocrinology 144(1): 84–93.

Bernard, Daniel J. "Inhibin receptor signaling," in Helen L. Henry and Anthony W. Norman (eds.), Encyclopedia of Hormones. New York: Academic Press, pp. 297–303.

———. "SMAD expression in the testis predicts age- and cell-specific responses to activin and TGFβ," Journal of Andrology 24 (2): 201–203.

Bernard, Daniel J., Kathleen H. Burns, Bisong Haupt, Martin M. Matzuk, and Teresa K. Woodruff. "Normal reproductive function in InhBP/p120-deficient mice," Molecular and Cellular Biology 23(14): 4882–4891.

Chen, Yong-Mei, Nikki P.Y. Lee, Dolores D. Mruk, William M. Lee, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Fer kinase/FerT and adherens junction dynamics in the testis: An in vitro and in vivo study," Biology of Reproduction 69(2): 656–672.

Gao, Hui-Bao, Ming-Han Tong, Yan-Qin Hu, Hai-Yan You, Qiang-Su Guo, Renshan S. Ge, and Matthew P. Hardy. "Mechanisms of glucocorticoid-induced Leydig cell apoptosis," Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 199(1–2): 153–163.

Lau, Ann S.N. and Dolores D. Mruk. "Rab8B GTPase and junction dynamics in the testis," Endocrinology 144(4): 1549–1563.

Lee, Nikki P.Y. and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Regulation of Sertoli cell tight junction dynamics in the rat testis via the nitric oxide synthase/soluble guanylate cyclase/3',5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate/protein kinase G signaling pathway: An in vitro study," Endocrinology 144(7): 3114–3129.

Lee, Nikki P.Y., Dolores D. Mruk, William M. Lee, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Is the cadherin/catenin complex a functional unit of cell-cell actin-based adherens junctions in the rat testis?" Biology of Reproduction 68(2): 489–508.

Lui, Wing-Yee, William M. Lee, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Rho GTPases and spermatogenesis," Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1593(2–3): 121–129.

———. "Sertoli–germ cell adherens junction dynamics in the testis are regulated by RhoB GTPase via the ROCK/LIMK signaling pathway," Biology of Reproduction 68(6): 2189–2206.

———. "TGF-βs: Their role in testicular function and Sertoli cell tight junction dynamics," International Journal of Andrology 26(3): 147–160.

———. "Transforming growth factor β3 regulates the dynamics of Sertoli cell tight junctions via the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway," Biology of Reproduction 68(5): 1597–1612.

Lui, Wing-Yee, Dolores D. Mruk, William M. Lee, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Adherens junction dynamics in the testis and spermatogenesis," Journal of Andrology 24(1): 1–14.

———. "Sertoli cell tight junction dynamics: Their regulation during spermatogenesis," Biology of Reproduction 68(4): 1087–1097.

Lui, Wing-Yee, Daria C.H. Wong, Dolores D. Mruk, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "TGF-β3 regulates the blood-testis barrier dynamics via the p38 mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway: An in vivo study," Endocrinology 144(4): 1139–1142.

Morris, David J., Andrew S. Brem, Renshan S. Ge, P.H. Jellinck, Randall R. Sakai, and Matthew P. Hardy. "The functional roles of 11 β-HSD1: Vascular tissue, testis and brain," Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 203(1–2): 1–12.

Mruk, Dolores D., Michelle K.Y. Siu, Anne M. Conway, Nikki P.Y. Lee, Ann S.N. Lau, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Role of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases-1 in junction dynamics in the testis," Journal of Andrology 24(2): 510–523.

Rothschild, Gerson, Chantal M. Sottas, Holger Kissel, Valter Agosti, Katia Manova, Matthew P. Hardy, and Peter Besmer. "A role for kit receptor signaling in Leydig cell steroidogenesis," Biology of Reproduction 69(3): 925–932.

Siu, Michelle K.Y., William M. Lee, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "The interplay of collagen IV, tumor necrosis factor-α, gelatinase B (matrix metalloprotease-9), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases-1 in the basal lamina regulates Sertoli cell–tight junction dynamics in the rat testis," Endocrinology 144(1): 371–387.

Siu, Michelle K.Y., Dolores D. Mruk, William M. Lee, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Adhering junction dynamics in the testis are regulated by an interplay of β 1-integrin and focal adhesion complex-associated proteins," Endocrinology 144(5): 2141–2163.

"Unlocking the mechanism of androgen action," Population Briefs 9(3): 3. (full text)

Walch, Laurence, Emanuela Clavarino, and Patricia L. Morris. "Prostaglandin (PG) FP and EP1 receptors mediate PDF2α and PGE2 regulation of interleukin-1β expression in Leydig cell progenitors," Endocrinology 144(4): 1284–1291.

Wang, Gui-Min, Peter J. O'Shaughnessy, Curtis Chubb, Bernard Robaire, and Matthew P. Hardy. "Effects of insulin-like growth factor I on steroidogenic enzyme expression levels in mouse Leydig cells," Endocrinology 144(11): 5058–5064.

2002
Bernard, Daniel J., Stacey C. Chapman, and Teresa K. Woodruff. "Inhibin binding protein (InhBP/p120), beta-glycan, and the continuing search for the inhibin receptor," Molecular Endocrinology 16(2): 207–212.

Blanchard, D. Caroline, Christina R. McKittrick, Matthew P. Hardy, and Robert J. Blanchard. "Effects of social stress on hormones, brain, and behavior," in Donald W. Pfaff, Arthur P. Arnold, Anne M. Etgen, Susan E. Fahrbach, and Robert T. Rubin (eds.), Hormones, Brain, and Behavior. San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 735–763.

Cai, Ying, Ying Gao, Qi Sheng, Shiying Miao, Xiuyun Cui, Linfang Wang, Shudong Zong, and Samuel S. Koide. "Characterization and potential function of a novel testis-specific nucleoporin BS-63," Molecular Reproduction and Development 61(1): 126–134.

Chen, Haolin, Matthew P. Hardy, and Barry R. Zirkin. "Age-related decreases in Leydig cell testosterone production are not restored by exposure to LH in vitro," Endocrinology 143(5): 1637–1642.

Cheng, Chuen-yan and Dolores D. Mruk. "Cell junction dynamics in the testis: Sertoli-germ cell interactions and male contraceptive development," Physiological Reviews 82(4): 825–874.

Frank, Ines, Michael Piatak, Jr., Hella Stoessel, Nikolaus Romani, David Bonnyay, Jeffrey D. Lifson, and Melissa Pope. "Infectious and whole inactivated simian immunodeficiency viruses interact similarly with primate dendritic cells (DCs): Differential intracellular fate of virions in mature and immature DCs," Journal of Virology 76(6): 2936–2951. (abstract) (offsite PDF)

Gao, Hui-Bao, Ming-Han Tong, Yan-Qin Hu, Qiang-Su Guo, Renshan S. Ge, and Matthew P. Hardy. "Glucocorticoid induces apoptosis in rat Leydig cells," Endocrinology 143(1): 130–138.

Ge, Renshan S. and Matthew P. Hardy. "Protein kinase C increases 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase oxidation and inhibits reduction in rat Leydig cells," Journal of Andrology 23(1): 135–143.

Hardy, Matthew P., Chantal M. Sottas, Renshan S. Ge, Christina R. McKittrick, Kellie L. Tamashiro, Bruce S. McEwen, Syed G. Haider, Christopher M. Markham, Robert J. Blanchard, D.C. Blanchard, and Randall R. Sakai. "Trends of reproductive hormones in male rats during psychosocial stress: Role of glucocorticoid metabolism in behavioral dominance," Biology of Reproduction 67(6): 1750–1755.

Hu, Jing Hua, Xiao Bing He, Qi Wu, Yuan Chang Yan, and Samuel S. Koide. "Biphasic effect of GABA on rat sperm acrosome reaction: Involvement of GABA(A) and GABA(B) receptors," Archives of Andrology 48(5): 369–378.

———. "Subunit composition and function of GABAA receptors of rat spermatozoa," Neurochemical Research 27(3): 195–199.

Kenny, Hilary A., Daniel J. Bernard, Teresa H. Horton, and Teresa K. Woodruff. "Photoperiod-dependent regulation of inhibin in Siberian hamsters: I. Ovarian inhibin production and secretion," Journal of Endocrinology 174(1): 71–83.

———. "Photoperiod-dependent regulation of inhibin in Siberian hamsters: II. Regulation of inhibin production and secretion by pregnant mare serum gonadotropin," Journal of Endocrinology 174(1): 85–94.

Mruk, Dolores D., Bruno Silvestrini, Meng-Yun Mo, and Chuen-yan Cheng. "Antioxidant superoxide dismutase—A review: Its function, regulation in the testis, and role in male fertility," Contraception 65(4): 305–311.

Sato, Tomomi, Gui-Min Wang, Matthew P. Hardy, Takeshi Kurita, Gerald R. Cunha, and Paul S. Cooke. "Role of systemic and local IGF-I in the effects of estrogen on growth and epithelial proliferation of mouse uterus," Endocrinology 143(7): 2673–2679.

Shetty, Gunapala, Gene Wilson, Matthew P. Hardy, Enmei Niu, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, and Marvin L. Meistrich. "Inhibition of recovery of spermatogenesis in irradiated rats by different androgens," Endocrinology 143(9): 3385–3396.

Soler, Montse, Olga Tornavaca, Esther Solé, Anna Menoyo, Dianne O. Hardy, James F. Catterall, Alain Vandewalle, and Anna Meseguer. "Hormone-specific regulation of the kidney androgen-regulated gene promoter in cultured mouse renal proximal-tubule cells," Biochemistry Journal 366(3): 757–766.

Tash, Jennifer A., Stewart McCallum, Matthew P. Hardy, Beatrice Knudsen, and Peter N. Schlegel. "Men with nonobstructive azoospermia have Leydig cell hypertrophy but not hyperplasia," Journal of Urology 168(3): 1068–1070.

Walch, Laurence and Patricia L. Morris. "Cyclooxygenase 2 pathway mediates IL-1β regulation of IL-1α, -1β, and IL-6 mRNA levels in Leydig cell progenitors," Endocrinology 143(9): 3276–3283.

Wang, Gui-Min, Renshan S. Ge, Syed A. Latif, David J. Morris, and Matthew P. Hardy. "Expression of 11β-hydroxylase in rat Leydig cells," Endocrinology 143(2): 621–626.

Yu, Heming, B. M. Sun, Q. Bai, Samuel S. Koide, and Xuejun Li. "Influence of acetazolamide on AQP1 gene expression in testis and on sperm count/motility in epididymis of rats," Archives of Andrology 48(4): 281–294.

Zhang, Zhifang, Aizhen Wu, Zong-Ming Feng, Dolores D. Mruk, Chuen-yan Cheng, and Ching-Ling C. Chen. "Gonadotropins, via cAMP, negatively regulate GATA-1 gene expression in testicular cells," Endocrinology 143(3): 829–836.



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