Gonadal defects in Cited2-mutant mice indicate a role for SF1 in both testis and ovary differentiation

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 683-689

  Combes, Alexander N ^a   Spiller, Cassy M ^a   Harley, Vincent R ^b   Sinclair, Andrew H ^c   Dunwoodie, Sally L ^d,e   Wilhelm, Dagmar ^a   Koopman, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Cited2; Ovary development; SF1; Testis development

Indexed keywords

CITED2 PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 9; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXL2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT4 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITAL MALFORMATION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEX DETERMINATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 9; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GONADS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TESTIS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

MUS;

EID: 77950541207     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.092920ac     Document Type: Article

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