Sry: the master switch in mammalian sex determination

K Kashimada, P Koopman - Development, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
SRY, the mammalian Y-chromosomal testis-determining gene, induces male sex
determination. Recent studies in mice reveal that the major role of SRY is to achieve …

One tissue, two fates: molecular genetic events that underlie testis versus ovary development

J Brennan, B Capel - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2004 - nature.com
The pivotal point of vertebrate sex determination is the development of the gonad into a
testis or ovary, which governs phenotypic sex through the production of hormones. The …

[图书][B] Hormones and animal social behavior

E Adkins-Regan - 2013 - degruyter.com
Research into the lives of animals in their natural environments has revealed a rich tapestry
of complex social relationships and previously unsuspected social and mating systems. The …

The KiSS-1 receptor GPR54 is essential for the development of the murine reproductive system

S Funes, JA Hedrick, G Vassileva, L Markowitz… - Biochemical and …, 2003 - Elsevier
GPR54 is a G-protein-coupled receptor that displays a high percentage of identity in the
transmembrane domains with the galanin receptors. The ligand for GPR54 has been …

Plasticity of gene‐regulatory networks controlling sex determination: of masters, slaves, usual suspects, newcomers, and usurpators

A Herpin, M Schartl - EMBO reports, 2015 - embopress.org
Sexual dimorphism is one of the most pervasive and diverse features of animal morphology,
physiology, and behavior. Despite the generality of the phenomenon itself, the mechanisms …

[图书][B] Making sex revisited: Dekonstruktion des Geschlechts aus biologisch-medizinischer Perspektive

HJ Voß - 2015 - library.oapen.org
Die fortgesetzte Suche nach dem einzelnen ‚geschlechtsdeterminierenden Gen ': SRY als
TDF? 250 Downstream von SRY–weitere Gene, die hierarchisch unterhalb von SRY als an …

Identification of SOX3 as an XX male sex reversal gene in mice and humans

E Sutton, J Hughes, S White, R Sekido… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Sex in mammals is genetically determined and is defined at the cellular level by sex
chromosome complement (XY males and XX females). The Y chromosome–linked gene sex …

Sex determination and SRY: down to a wink and a nudge?

R Sekido, R Lovell-Badge - Trends in Genetics, 2009 - cell.com
Sex-determining region Y (Sry) is the crucial gene that initiates male sex determination in
most mammals. Although several components of the pathway regulating sexual …

[HTML][HTML] SOX9 is up-regulated by the transient expression of SRY specifically in Sertoli cell precursors

R Sekido, I Bar, V Narváez, G Penny… - Developmental …, 2004 - Elsevier
The Y chromosome gene Sry encodes a transcription factor required to initiate testis
development. The related autosomal gene Sox9 is up-regulated shortly after the onset of Sry …

The molecular action and regulation of the testis-determining factors, SRY (sex-determining region on the Y chromosome) and SOX9 [SRY-related high-mobility group …

VR Harley, MJ Clarkson, A Argentaro - Endocrine reviews, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Despite 12 yr since the discovery of SRY, little is known at the molecular level about how
SRY and the SRY-related protein, SOX9 [SRY-related high-mobility group (HMG) box 9] …