Signaling Mechanisms and Gene Expression in the Ovary: Serono Symposia USA

I. Gonadotropin Receptors and Transfactors.- 1. The Gonadotropin Receptors: Structural Insights Learned from the Cloning of Their cDNAs.- 2. Hormonal Regulation of Gonadotropin Gene Expression.- II. Signaling Pathways in the Ovary.- 3. Inositol Lipid Metabolism and Calcium Signaling in Rat Ovarian Cells.- 4. Interactions Among the cAMP and IP3/DAG Intracellular Signaling Systems in Bovine Luteal Cells.- 5. Variant Diacylglycerol-Dependent Protein Phosphotransferase Activity in Ovarian Tissues.- 6. Endocrine, Paracrine, and Autocrine Regulators of the Macaque Corpus Luteum.- 7. Steroid Signaling in the Follicular Paracrine System.- III. Hormonal Control and Gene Expression in the Ovary.- 8. Regulation of Inhibin and Activin Genes in the Rat Ovary.- 9. mos Proto-Oncogene Product and Cytostatic Factor.- 10. Regulation of Genes Encoding Steroidogenic Enzymes in the Ovary.- 11. Oxysterols: Regulation of Biosynthesis and Role in Controlling Cellular Cholesterol Homeostasis in Ovarian Cells.- IV. Relevance of Resident Ovarian White Blood Cells.- 12. Leukocyte Chemo-Attraction and Periovulatory Follicular Processes.- 13. The Role of IL-1 in the Ovary.- 14. Effects of Bacterial Endotoxin (Lipopolysaccharide) on FSH-Induced Granulosa Cell Activities.- 15. TNF ?: Altering Thecal and Granulosal Cell Steroidogenesis.- 16. TNF ? Modulation of Ovarian Steroidogenesis in the Rat.- 17. Inflammatory Cells in the Rabbit Corpus Luteum: Relationship to Luteal Involution.- V. Submitted Manuscripts.- 18. Two Populations of Steroidogenic Cells in the Theca Layer of Chicken Ovarian Follicles.- 19. Localization of mRNAs That Encode Steroidogenic Enzymes in Bovine Ovaries.- 20. Fetal Calf Serum: Eliciting Phosphorylation of Ca++/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II in Cultured Rat GranulosaCells.- 21. Differential Regulation of Cytosolic-Free Calcium in Ovine Small and Large Luteal Cells: Effects on Secretion of Progesterone.- 22. Presence of an Endogenous Inhibitor of Protein Kinase C Throughout Pseudopregnancy in the Rat Ovary.- 23. Effects of Gonadotropins and PGE2 on Ovarian Adenylate Cyclase in Cellular Membrane from Mature Cyclic Cow.- 24. Sphingosine Derivatives, Calmodulin Inhibitors, and TMB-8: Inhibitors of Adenylate Cyclase Activity in Rat Luteal Membranes.- 25. Cadherins and Ovarian Follicular Development.- 26. Differential Regulation of 3?-HSD and 17? HSD Expression in Granulosa Cells.- 27. Pituitary Hormone Regulation of Ovarian 3?-HSD Gene Expression and Activity in the Rat.- 28. Molecular Cloning of Rat 3?-HSD: Structure of Two Types of cDNAs and Differential Expression of Corresponding mRNAs in the Ovary.- 29. The Signal Transduction System in Luteotrophic Stimulation of Expression of the 3?-HSD Gene in Porcine Granulosa Cells in Culture.- 30. Control of 3?-HSD mRNA and Activity During the Estrous Cycle in the Bovine Ovary.- 31. Expression of IGF-I and IGF-I Receptor Gene in the Corpus Luteum.- 32. Expression of IGF-I and IGF-I Receptor Gene in Transformed Luteal Cells.- 33. Relationships of Oocyte Quality and IGF-I in Follicular Fluid During the Estrual Period in Cattle and Effects of Pre-Estrual Progestins.- 34. Thecal Cell Luteinization In Vitro: Role of Insulin and IGF-I.- 35. Decreased Ovulation Rate Associated with Increased mRNA for Inhibin ?-Subunit in the Domestic Hen.- 36. Changes in Concentrations of Inhibin ?- and ?A-Subunit mRNAs During Maturation of Ovulatory Follicles in the Pig.- 37. Expression of Jun/AP-1 Superfamily Genes and Cell Cycle-Related Genes in Mitotically Active Rat Granulosa Cells.- 38. ProlactinRegulation and Developmental Expression of a 37,000 Mr Protein in the Corpus Luteum.- 39. Baboon Corpus Luteum Relaxin: Absence of Effect on Luteal Cell Progesterone Production.- 40. Relaxin Secretion by the Primate Corpus Luteum During Simulated Early Pregnancy in Hyperstimulated Menstrual Cycles.- 41. Physiological Role of Endogenously Derived PGF2? in Regulation of Corpus Luteum Function in the Rat.- 42. Expression and Tissue Specificity of an Abundant 32-kDa Protein Found in the Large Luteal Cell of the Pregnant Rat.- 43. Endometrial Secretory Products: Regulation of Hormonal Responsiveness of Rabbit Luteal Cells In Vitro.- 44. Baboon Corpus Luteum Oxytocin.- 45. Inhibitory Effects of In Vivo and In Vitro Treatment of a LHRH Antagonist (Nal-Lys Antide) on Progesterone Levels During Early Pregnancy in the Rat.- 46. Suppression of Luteal Production of Progesterone In Vitro by a GnRH Agonist During Pregnancy.- 47. Effects of Long-Term Treatment of a GnRH Agonist on Ovarian Function in the Rat.- 48. Modulation of the Steroidogenesis of Cultured Human Preovulatory Granulosa Cells by LHRH Analogs.- 49. Regulation of Ovarian Steroidogenesis in the Little Skate (Raja erinacea).- 50. Localization of Specific GnRH Receptors on Porcine Granulosa Cells and Mast Cells Within Ovarian Follicles.- 51. In Vitro Increase in Secretion of Oxytocin by Bovine Granulosa Cells After LH Surge.- 52. LH Stimulation of Ovarian Thecal-Interstitial Cell Differentiation: Sensitizing Effect of Angiotensin II.- 53. Influence of Lipoproteins on the Synthesis of Apo E by Rat Ovarian Granulosa Cells.- 54. Bovine Granulosa Cells Steroidogenesis In Vitro, I: Response to Androgens and Estrogens.- 55. Bovine Granulosa Cells Steroidogenesis In Vitro, II: Response to FSH, Forskolin, and IBMX.- 56.Sustained Estradiol Production by Porcine Granulosa Cells In Vitro.- 57. Initiation of Oocyte Maturation by Multiple Kinase Pathways.- 58. Effects of TNF ? and Prolactin: Increased hCG Binding in Human Granulosa Cells; Differential Interaction with hCG-Stimulated Progesterone Secretion.- 59. Follicular Progesterone Production Stimulated by TNF ? Is Modulated by PKC and Calcium.- 60. Flow Cytometric Analysis of Class I and II MHC Antigens on Ovine Luteal Cell Types.- 61. Thymulin (Serum Thymic Factor) Modulation of Porcine Granulosa Cell Responsiveness to Gonadotropins In Vitro.- Author Index.