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Hyperproliferation of mitotically active germ cells due to defective anti-Müllerian hormone signaling mediates sex reversal in medaka.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jul 2012
Nakamura Shuhei, Watakabe Ikuko, Nishimura Toshiya, Picard Jean-Yves, Toyoda Atsushi, Taniguchi Yoshihito, di Clemente Nathalie, Tanaka Minoru
Abstract excerpt
The function of AMH (Anti-Müllerian hormone), a phylogenetically ancient member of the TGFβ family of proteins, in lower vertebrates is largely unknown. Previously, we have shown that the gene encoding the type II anti-Müllerian hormone receptor, amhrII, is responsible for excessive germ cell proliferation and male-to-female sex reversal in the medaka hotei mutant. In this study, functional analyses in cultured...
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