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Cordero, P., M. De los Reyes, V. H. Parraguez, M. Varas-Godoy, C. Torres, and O. Peralta. "206 Overexpression of germ cell genes DAZL, STRA8, and BOULE in bovine adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells for male germ cell derivation." Reproduction, Fertility and Development 32, no. 2 (2020): 231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rdv32n2ab206.

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Invitro gamete derivation from stem cells has potential applications as an alternative method for dissemination of elite animal genetics, production of transgenic animals, and conservation of endangered species. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) may be suitable candidates for invitro gamete derivation given their differentiation capacity and their potential for cell therapy. DAZL (deleted in azoospermia-like) and BOULE (also called BOLL) encode RNA-binding proteins that control differentiation of germ cells; STRA8 (stimulated by RA-8) encodes a protein required for meiosis. Considering the crucial roles of these factors, the aim of the present study was to evaluate co-overexpression of different combinations of DAZL, STRA8, and BOULE on germ cell gene expression profile in adipose tissue-derived MSC (AT-MSC). AT-MSC were harvested from abattoir-derived male bovine fetuses (n=9; 7-8 months of gestation). The optimal concentration of Lipofectamine 2000 (1, 1.5, 2, 1.5ng µL−1; Invitrogen) was analysed in AT-MSC transfected with plasmid pSIN-EF2-Puro containing DAZL, STRA8, and BOULE coding sequences (pSIN-EF2-DAZL-P2A-STRA8-T2A-BOULE-Puro). Then, AT-MSC were transfected either with plasmids containing DAZL, STRA8, and BOULE genes (pSIN-EF2-DAZL-P2A-STRA8-T2A-BOULE-Puro), DAZL and BOULE genes (pSIN-EF2-DAZL-P2A-STRA8-T2A-Puro), DAZL (pSIN-EF2-DAZL-P2A-T2A-Puro), or empty plasmid at a concentration of 1ng µL−1 of Lipofectamine. Cell samples were obtained from each plasmid treatment and analysed for expression of housekeeping genes ACTB and GAPDH and germ cell genes DAZL, PIWIl2, STRA8, and BOULE by quantitative-PCR using relative values (Quantity) through the ΔΔCT formula. AT-MSC transfected with pSIN-EF2-DAZL-P2A-STRA8-T2A-BOULE-Puro using 1ng µL−1 of Lipofectamine achieved higher (P<0.05) expression of DAZL (13.3-fold) compared with cells transfected with empty vector. Moreover, AT-MSC transfected with pSIN-EF2-DAZL-P2A-STRA8-T2A-BOULE-Puro had higher (P<0.05) levels of DAZL mRNA (3.8-fold) compared with empty vector. Messenger RNA levels of STRA8 (1.4-fold) were only detected in AT-MSC transfected with pSIN-EF2-DAZL-P2A-STRA8-T2A-Puro; PIWIl2 and BOULE were not detected in transfected or untransfected AT-MSC. In conclusion, bovine fetal AT-MSC are amenable for overexpression of germ cell markers DAZL and STRA8. Transfection with plasmid containing three germ cell genes (DAZL, STRA8, and BOULE) allowed overexpression of DAZL, whereas transfection with plasmid containing two germ cell genes (DAZL and STRA8) achieved overexpression of STRA8. This study was supported by Fondecyt grant 1191114, Government of Chile.
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Iyer, Harini, Melanie Issigonis, Prashant P. Sharma, Cassandra G. Extavour, and Phillip A. Newmark. "A premeiotic function for boule in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, no. 25 (June 2, 2016): E3509—E3518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1521341113.

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Mutations in Deleted in Azoospermia (DAZ), a Y chromosome gene, are an important cause of human male infertility. DAZ is found exclusively in primates, limiting functional studies of this gene to its homologs: boule, required for meiotic progression of germ cells in invertebrate model systems, and Daz-like (Dazl), required for early germ cell maintenance in vertebrates. Dazl is believed to have acquired its premeiotic role in a vertebrate ancestor following the duplication and functional divergence of the single-copy gene boule. However, multiple homologs of boule have been identified in some invertebrates, raising the possibility that some of these genes may play other roles, including a premeiotic function. Here we identify two boule paralogs in the freshwater planarian Schmidtea mediterranea. Smed-boule1 is necessary for meiotic progression of male germ cells, similar to the known function of boule in invertebrates. By contrast, Smed-boule2 is required for the maintenance of early male germ cells, similar to vertebrate Dazl. To examine if Boule2 may be functionally similar to vertebrate Dazl, we identify and functionally characterize planarian homologs of human DAZL/DAZ-interacting partners and DAZ family mRNA targets. Finally, our phylogenetic analyses indicate that premeiotic functions of planarian boule2 and vertebrate Dazl evolved independently. Our study uncovers a premeiotic role for an invertebrate boule homolog and offers a tractable invertebrate model system for studying the premeiotic functions of the DAZ protein family.
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Houston, D. W., J. Zhang, J. Z. Maines, S. A. Wasserman, and M. L. King. "A Xenopus DAZ-like gene encodes an RNA component of germ plasm and is a functional homologue of Drosophila boule." Development 125, no. 2 (January 15, 1998): 171–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.125.2.171.

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We have identified a localized RNA component of Xenopus germ plasm. This RNA, Xdazl (Xenopus DAZ-like), encodes a protein homologous to human DAZ (Deleted in Azoospermia), vertebrate DAZL and Drosophila Boule proteins. Human males deficient in DAZ have few or no sperm and boule mutant flies exhibit complete azoospermia and male sterility. Xdazl RNA was detected in the mitochondrial cloud and vegetal cortex of oocytes. In early embryos, the RNA was localized exclusively in the germ plasm. Consistent with other organisms, Xdazl RNA was also expressed in the spermatogonia and spermatocytes of frog testis. Proteins in the DAZ-family contain a conserved RNP domain implying an RNA-binding function. We have shown that Xdazl can function in vitro as an RNA-binding protein. To determine if the function of Xdazl in spermatogenesis was conserved, we introduced the Xdazl cDNA into boule flies. This resulted in rescue of the boule meiotic entry phenotype, including formation of spindles, phosphorylation of histone H3 and completion of meiotic cell division. Overall, these results suggest that Xdazl may be important for primordial germ cell specification in the early embryo and may play a role analogous to Boule in promoting meiotic cell division.
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Houston, D. W., and M. L. King. "A critical role for Xdazl, a germ plasm-localized RNA, in the differentiation of primordial germ cells in Xenopus." Development 127, no. 3 (February 1, 2000): 447–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.127.3.447.

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Xdazl is an RNA component of Xenopus germ plasm and encodes an RNA-binding protein that can act as a functional homologue of Drosophila boule. boule is required for entry into meiotic cell division during fly spermatogenesis. Both Xdazl and boule are related to the human DAZ and DAZL, and murine Dazl genes, which are also involved in gamete differentiation. As suggested from its germ plasm localization, we show here that Xdazl is critically involved in PGC development in Xenopus. Xdazl protein is expressed in the cytoplasm, specifically in the germ plasm, from blastula to early tailbud stages. Specific depletion of maternal Xdazl RNA results in tadpoles lacking, or severely deficient in, primordial germ cells (PGCs). In the absence of Xdazl, PGCs do not successfully migrate from the ventral to the dorsal endoderm and do not reach the dorsal mesentery. Germ plasm aggregation and intracellular movements are normal indicating that the defect occurs after PGC formation. We propose that Xdazl is required for early PGC differentiation and is indirectly necessary for the migration of PGCs through the endoderm. As an RNA-binding protein, Xdazl may regulate translation or expression of factors that mediate migration of PGCs.
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González, Candela Rocío, Luciana Moverer, Ricardo Saúl Calandra, Silvia Inés González-Calvar, and Alfredo Daniel Vitullo. "Age-related and photoperiodic variation of the DAZ gene family in the testis of the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)." Zygote 26, no. 2 (March 25, 2018): 127–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0967199418000023.

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SummaryThe Deleted in AZoospermia (DAZ) gene family regulates the development, maturation and maintenance of germ cells and spermatogenesis in mammals. The DAZ family consists of two autosomal genes, Boule and Dazl (Daz-like), and the Daz gene on chromosome Y. The aim of this study was to analyze the localization of DAZL and BOULE during testicular ontogeny of the seasonal-breeding Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus. We also evaluated the testicular expression of DAZ family genes under short- or long-photoperiod conditions. In the pre-pubertal and adult testis, DAZL protein was found mainly in spermatogonia. BOULE was found in the spermatogonia from 20 days of age and during the pre-pubertal and adult period it was also detected in spermatocytes and round spermatids. DAZL and BOULE expression in spermatogonia was strictly nuclear only in 20-day-old hamsters. We also detected the novel mRNA and protein expression of BOULE in Leydig cells. In adult hamsters, Dazl expression was increased in regressed testis compared with non-regressed testis and DAZL protein expression was restricted to primary spermatocytes in regressed testis. These results show that DAZL and BOULE are expressed in spermatogonia at early stages in the Syrian hamster, then both proteins translocate to the cytoplasm when meiosis starts. In the adult regressed testis, the absence of DAZL in spermatogonia might be related to the decrease in germ cell number, suggesting that DAZ gene family expression is involved in changes in seminiferous epithelium during photoregression.
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Chagnon, G., G. Marckmann, and E. Verron. "A Comparison of the Hart-Smith Model with Arruda-Boyce and Gent Formulations for Rubber Elasticity." Rubber Chemistry and Technology 77, no. 4 (September 1, 2004): 724–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5254/1.3547847.

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Abstract The present paper demonstrates that the Hart-Smith constitutive model and the more recent Arruda and Boyce eight chains and Gent constitutive models are closely related. The ability of these three models to predict both small and large strain responses of rubbers is highlighted and equations that relate their material parameters are established.
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Boyce, Mary C. "Direct Comparison of the Gent and the Arruda-Boyce Constitutive Models of Rubber Elasticity." Rubber Chemistry and Technology 69, no. 5 (November 1, 1996): 781–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.5254/1.3538401.

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Abstract The Arruda and Boyce eight-chain network constitutive model for rubber elastic materials is compared to the new Gent constitutive model for rubber elasticity. The salient features of each of the two models are compared. The ability of both models to predict three dimensional large strain deformation is demonstrated showing the near equivalence of these two model constructions as well as their abilities to predict complex three-dimensional deformation with only two material constants.
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Shah, Syed Mohmad, Neha Saini, Syma Ashraf, Manoj Kumar Singh, Radhey Sham Manik, Suresh Kumar Singla, Prabhat Palta, and Manmohan Singh Chauhan. "Cumulus cell-conditioned medium supports embryonic stem cell differentiation to germ cell-like cells." Reproduction, Fertility and Development 29, no. 4 (2017): 679. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rd15159.

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Cumulus cells provide cellular interactions and growth factors required for oogenesis. In vitro studies of oogenesis are limited primarily because of the paucity of their source, first trimester fetal gonads, and the small number of germ lineage precursor cells present within these tissues. In order to understand this obscure but vitally important process, the present study was designed to direct differentiation of embryonic stem (ES) cells into germ lineage cells. For this purpose, buffalo ES cells were differentiated, as embryoid bodies (EBs) and monolayer adherent cultures, in the presence of different concentrations of cumulus-conditioned medium (CCM; 10%, 20% and 40%) for different periods of culture (4, 8 and 14 days) to identify the optimum differentiation-inducing concentration and time. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that 20%–40% CCM induced the highest expression of primordial germ cell-specific (deleted in Azoospermia- like (Dazl), dead (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 4 (Vasa also known as DDX4) and promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein (Plzf)); meiotic (synaptonemal complex protein 3 (Sycp3), mutl homolog I (Mlh1), transition protein 1/2 (Tnp1/2) and protamine 2 (Prm2); spermatocyte-specific boule-like RNA binding protein (Boule) and tektin 1 (Tekt1)) and oocyte-specific growth differentiation factor 9 (Gdf9) and zona pellucida 2 /3 (Zp2/3)) genes over 8–14 days in culture. Immunocytochemical analysis revealed expression of primordial germ cell (c-KIT, DAZL and VASA), meiotic (SYCP3, MLH1 and PROTAMINE 1), spermatocyte (ACROSIN and HAPRIN) and oocyte (GDF9 and ZP4) markers in both EBs and monolayer differentiation cultures. Western blotting revealed germ lineage-specific protein expression in Day 14 EBs. The significantly lower (P < 0.05) concentration of 5-methyl-2-deoxycytidine in differentiated EBs compared to undifferentiated EBs suggests that methylation erasure may have occurred. Oocyte-like structures obtained in monolayer differentiation stained positive for ZONA PELLUCIDA protein 4 and progressed through various embryo-like developmental stages in extended cultures.
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Lima, David Baruc Cruvinel, Lúcia Daniel Machado da Silva, Paul Marinari, and Pierre Comizzoli. "Long-Term Preservation of Testicular Tissue Integrity and Viability Using Vitrification in the Endangered Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)." Animals 10, no. 10 (October 13, 2020): 1865. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10101865.

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Systematic cryo-banking of semen and testicular tissues is critical to preserve the genetic value of recently deceased or neutered black-footed ferrets (BFFs). Specifically, recovering or producing mature sperm cells from vitrified-warmed issues offers additional options in assisted reproduction. This could, in turn, enhance the genetic management of this rare and endangered species over multiple generations. The objective of the study was to evaluate structural properties, DNA fragmentation, cell viability, and germ cell composition in vitrified testicular tissues from BFFs directly after warming or after warming plus a short in vitro culture period. Tissue biopsies from five adult BFFs were either kept fresh or vitrified with a standard protocol (using dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) and glycerol) and warmed at 50 °C for 5 s. Some of the warmed samples were then cultured in vitro for 24 h. Fresh, warmed, and warmed/cultured tissues were analyzed using different indicators: histology of seminiferous tubules, intact Sertoli cells (vimentin labeling), DNA integrity, cell viability, germ cell composition (Oct4 and Boule labeling). Percentages of intact seminiferous tubules decreased after vitrification/warming and returned to the level of fresh samples after culture. While percentages of cells labeled with vimentin, with intact DNA integrity, or proportions of viable cells were affected by vitrification/warming, they all reached similar or better levels than the fresh tissue after culture. Proportions of cells labeled with Boule antibodies also improved during in vitro culture post-warming. We demonstrated for the first time that BFF testes subjected to vitrification, rapid warming, and short in vitro culture were viable and maintained the ability to resume germ cell progression. Cryopreserved testicular tissues could potentially contribute to new strategies to enhance BFF assisted reproduction as well as conservation efforts.
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Zhang, Jian, Xiao Han, Jin Wang, Bing-Zheng Liu, Jin-Liang Wei, Wei-Jie Zhang, Zhi-Hui Sun, and Ya-Qing Chang. "Molecular Cloning and Sexually Dimorphic Expression Analysis of nanos2 in the Sea Urchin, Mesocentrotus nudus." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, no. 11 (June 1, 2019): 2705. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20112705.

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Sea urchin (Mesocentrotus nudus) is an economically important mariculture species in China and the gonads are the solely edible parts to human. The molecular mechanisms of gonad development have attracted increasing attention in recent years. Although the nanos2 gene has been identified as a germ cell marker in several invertebrates, little is known about nanos2 in adult sea urchins. Hereinto, we report the characterization of Mnnano2, an M. nudus nanos2 homology gene. Mnnanos2 is a maternal factor and can be detected continuously during embryogenesis and early ontogeny. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and section in situ hybridization (ISH) analysis revealed a dynamic and sexually dimorphic expression pattern of Mnnano2 in the gonads. Its expression reached the maximal level at Stage 2 along with the gonad development in both ovary and testis. In the ovary, Mnnanos2 is specifically expressed in germ cells. In contrast, Mnnanos2 is expressed in both nutritive phagocytes (NP) cells and male germ cells in testis. Moreover, knocking down of Mnnanos2 by means of RNA interference (RNAi) reduced nanos2 and boule expression but conversely increased the expression of foxl2. Therefore, our data suggest that Mnnanos2 may serve as a female germ cell marker during gametogenesis and provide chances to uncover its function in adult sea urchin.
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Books on the topic "Boyle, Gert"

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One tough mother: Success in life, business, and apple pies. Portland, OR: WestWinds Press, 2005.

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Boyle, Gert, and Kerry Tymchuk. One Tough Mother: Success in Life, Business and Apple Pies. Westwinds Press, 2005.

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Anand, Lallit, and Sanjay Govindjee. "Finite elasticity of elastomeric materials." In Continuum Mechanics of Solids, 637–54. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198864721.003.0031.

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This chapter presents several technologically important constitutive relations for elastomeric materials. In particular, the Neo-Hookean, Mooney-Rivlin, Ogden, Arruda-Boyce, and Gent free energy functions are discussed in the context of incompressible response. Extensions to the slightly compressible case are also detailed, this includes a presentation of a number of possible volumetric response relations and their properties.
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