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Somatic control of germline sexual development is mediated by the JAK/STAT pathway.
Nature - 28 Jul 2005
Wawersik Matthew, Milutinovich Allison, Casper Abbie L, Matunis Erika, Williams Brian, Van Doren Mark
Abstract excerpt
Germ cells must develop along distinct male or female paths to produce the sperm or eggs required for sexual reproduction. In both mouse and Drosophila, the sexual identity of germ cells is influenced by the sex of the surrounding somatic tissue (for example, refs 1, 2, reviewed in refs 3, 4); however, little is known about how the soma controls germline sex determination. Here we show that the janus...
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