IDENTIFICATION OF AN ACTIVIN RESPONSE ELEMENT ON THE PROMOTER OF OVINE FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE BETA-SUBUNIT.
Author(s): Su, Pei¹, Miller, William ¹, ¹ North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

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REGULATION OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR (VEGF) TRANSCRIPTION DURING EARLY PREGNANCY IN THE AMERICAN MINK, Mustela vison.
Author(s): Lopes, Flavia¹, Desmarais, Joelle¹, Gévry, Nicolas¹, Ledoux, Sandra¹, Murphy, Bruce¹, ¹ Centre de Recherche en Reproduction Animale, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada

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SGLT2 mRNA EXPRESSION IN BOVINE PLACENTA: NEW EVIDENCE OF A SODIUM-DEPENDENT GLUCOSE TRANSPORT AT MATERNO-FETAL INTERFACE.
Author(s): Papa, Paula ¹, Palazzo, Rodrigo ², Paarman, Fábio ¹, Nunes, Maria Tereza², Machado, Ubiratan², ¹ Dept of Surgery, Veterinary Medicine School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil² Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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THE ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTOR Nur77 IS A NOVEL REGULATOR OF cAMP-MEDIATED StAR GENE EXPRESSION.
Author(s): Martin, Luc¹, Tremblay, Jacques^{1, 2}, ¹ Ontogeny and Reproduction Research Unit, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada

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DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF THE PORCINE GnRH RECEPTOR (GnRHR) GENE BETWEEN LINES OF SWINE DIVERGENT FOR OVULATION RATE IS CONFERRED BY ELEMENTS WITHIN 1400 BP OF 5' FLANKING REGION.
Author(s): McDonald, Emily¹, Cederberg, Rebecca¹, White, Brett¹, ¹ University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

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CHARACTERIZATION OF H1FOO IN THE PREIMPLANTATION BOVINE EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT.
Author(s): McGraw, Serge ¹, Vigneault, Christian ¹, Tremblay, Karine¹, Sirard, Marc-André¹, ¹ University Laval, Québec, Quebéc, Canada

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METHYLATION PROFILE OF THE PUTATIVE IMPRINTING CONTROL REGION FOR H19 AND IGF2 IN RHESUS MONKEY EMBRYONIC STEM (ES) CELLS.
Author(s): Mitalipov, Shoukhrat ¹, Clepper, Lisa ¹, Fujimoto , Akihisa ¹, Kuo , Hung-Chih ¹, Wolf, Don ¹, ¹ Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon

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RNA INTERFERENCE IS AN EFFICIENT AND SELECTIVE TOOL TO STUDY GENE FUNCTION IN BOVINE OOCYTES.
Author(s): Paradis, François¹, Vigneault, Christian¹, Robert, Claude¹, Sirard, Marc-André¹, ¹ Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada

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REAL TIME RT-PCR ANALYSIS OF GENES EXPRESSED BY HUMAN GRANULOSA CELLS IN A VARIETY OF INFERTILE DISORDERS.
Author(s): Quinn, Michael¹, Stanton, Jo-Ann¹, Green, David ¹, ¹ Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology, Dunedin, New Zealand

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APPROXIMATELY 1500 BASE PAIRS OF PROXIMAL 5′ FLANKING REGION OF THE MURINE P8 GENE IS FUNCTIONALLY ACTIVE AND GnRH RESPONSIVE IN LT2 CELLS.
Author(s): Million Passe, Christina¹, Hardymon, Kristin¹, Quirk, Christine¹, ¹ Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

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PARTIAL DELETIONS OF AZFc ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR SPERMATOGENIC FAILURE.
Author(s): Ravel, C^{1, 2}, Chantot-Bastaraud, S^{1, 2}, El Houte, B¹, Vinci, G¹, Siffroi, JP², Mc Elreavey, K¹, ¹ Reproduction, Fertility and Populations, Paris, France² Service d'Histologie-Biologie de la Reproduction -Cytogénétique, Paris, France

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THE SP-10 INSULATOR: INSIGHTS INTO ITS ENHANCER-BLOCKING FUNCTION.
Author(s): Reddi, Prabhakara ¹, Urekar, Craig¹, Monroe, Jennifer¹, ¹ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

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LIVER RECEPTOR HOMOLOG-1 (LRH-1) IS A NEW TRANSCRIPTIONAL PARTNER FOR GATA FACTORS IN THE CONTROL OF GONADAL GENE EXPRESSION.
Author(s): Robert, Nicholas¹, Viger, Robert^{1, 2}, ¹ Ontogeny-Reproduction Research Unit, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada

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CHANGES IN THE RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF MESSENGER RNA IN BOVINE BLASTOCYST (DAY 7) AND ELONGATED (DAY 16) EMBRYOS DERIVED FROM NUCLEAR TRANSFER.
Author(s): Sawai, Ken¹, Kageyama, Soichi¹, Moriyasu, Satoru¹, Hirayama, Hiroki¹, Minamihashi, Akira¹, Onoe, Sadao¹, ¹ Hokkaido Animal Research Center, Shintoku, Japan

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ROLE OF UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR 1 AND 2 PHOSPHORYLATION IN THE TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF THE BOVINE PROSTAGLANDIN G/H SYNTHASE-2 PROMOTER IN GRANULOSA CELLS.
Author(s): Sayasith, Khampoune¹, Lussier, Jacques G.¹, Sirois, Jean¹, ¹ CRRA, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Saint-Hyacinthe, (Qué), Canada

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EXPRESSION AND HORMONAL REGULATION OF PRL1, PC3, NGF1B, AND DGAT IN THE RAT OVARY.
Author(s): Schmidt, Jonathan¹, de Avila, Jeanene¹, McLean, Derek¹, ¹ Washington State University, Pullman, WA

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CHARACTERIZING GENE EXPRESSION IN THE MURINE EMBRYONIC GONAD.
Author(s): Small, Christopher¹, Shima, James¹, Uzumcu, Mehmet², Skinner, Michael¹, Griswold, Michael¹, ¹ Washington State University, Pullman, WA² Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

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THE GENE FOR BOVINE PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 2 IS STRUCTURALLY SIMILAR TO ASPARTIC PROTEINASES, BUT POSSESSES UNIQUE SEQUENCES IN ITS PROMOTER REGION.
Author(s): Telugu, Bhanu Prakash ¹, Ghosh, Debjani¹, Xie, Sancai², Roberts, Michael ¹, Green, Jonathan¹, ¹ University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO² Proctor & Gamble Co., Cincinnatti, OH

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MOLECULAR AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PROMOTER REGION OF THE MOUSE LDH/B GENE: SP-MEDIATED REGULATION OF LDH/B GENE EXPRESSION IN SPERMATOGONIA.
Author(s): Thomas, Kelwyn¹, Chen, Xing¹, Sung, Dae-Yong¹, ¹ Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

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IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL BOVINE OOCYTE-SECRETED PROTEIN GENE.
Author(s): Tremblay, Karine¹, Vigneault, Christian¹, Sirard, Marc-André¹, ¹ Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction, Québec, QC, Canada

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RELAXIN RECEPTOR ACTIVATES THE TRANSCRIPTION OF IGFBP1 AND PRL IN HUMAN ENDOMETRIAL DECIDUAL CELLS.
Author(s): Mazella, James¹, Tang, Meiyi¹, Tseng, Linda¹, ¹ Dept. OB/GYN, SUNY-Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

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IDENTIFICATION OF GENES EXPRESSED IN BOVINE OOCYTES.
Author(s): Vallée, Maud¹, Gravel, Catherine¹, Palin, Marie-France², Sirard, Marc-André¹, ¹ Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction, Québec, QC, Canada² Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lennoxville, QC, Canada

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ANALYSIS OF SPINDLE- AND DNA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN RHESUS MACAQUE (Macaca mulatta) OOCYTES AND PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYOS.
Author(s): Vassena, Rita¹, Zheng, Ping¹, Latham, Keith^{1, 2}, ¹ The Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, Philadelphia, PA² Department of Biochemistry, Philadelphia, PA

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HMGN2, A GENE REGULATOR THAT TRANSLOCATES TO THE NUCLEUS JUST BEFORE THE MATERNAL TO ZYGOTIC TRANSITION.
Author(s): Vigneault, Christian¹, McGraw, Serge¹, Bujold, Geneviève¹, Sirard, Marc-André¹, ¹ Université Laval; Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction, Québec, Québec, Canada

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THE FIRST INTRON OF THE CATHEPSIN L GENE STIMULATES REPORTER GENE EXPRESSION IN SERTOLI CELLS.
Author(s): Wright, William ¹, Chern, Jingyi¹, Krug, Courtney¹, Charron, Martin¹, ¹ Division of Reproductive Biology, Baltimore, MD

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IDENTIFICATION OF PROMOTER ELEMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGH BASAL EXPRESSION AND cAMP-INDUCED REDUCTION OF 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE IN MA-10 LEYDIG TUMOR CELLS.
Author(s): Xie, Qin¹, Martin, Michelle ², Stalvey, John¹, ¹ Kent State University, Kent, OH² Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

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INCREASED CASEIN mRNA ABUNDANCE BY GROWTH HORMONE TREATMENT IN LACTATING MAMMARY TISSUE.
Author(s): Yang, Jinzeng ¹, Zhao, Baoping¹, Yanagimachi, Ryuzo ², Kennelly, John³, ¹ Dept of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, Honolulu, HI² Dept of Anatomy and Reroductive Biology, Honolulu, HI³ Dept of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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REGULATION OF MMPs AND TIMPs BY TGF- IN FIRST TRIMESTER HUMAN CYTOTROPHOBLAST CELLS AND JEG-3 CHORIOCARCINOMA CELL LINE.
Author(s): Lin, Haiyan¹, Qian, Dong¹, Wang, Hongmei¹, Zhang, Xuan¹, Wang, Hongxing¹, Zhu, Cheng¹, ¹ State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Beijing, China

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