From SRY to SOX9: Mammalian testis differentiation

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-19

  Kanai, Yoshiakira ^a   Hiramatsu, Ryuji ^a   Matoba, Shogo ^a   Kidokoro, Tomohide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genital ridge; Sex differentiation; Sox9; Sry; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; GONAD; NONHUMAN; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DETERMINATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOX9 GENE; SRY GENE; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; GLYCOGEN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SERTOLI CELLS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 23344434877     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvi098     Document Type: Short Survey

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