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Sexual cell-fate reprogramming in the ovary by DMRT1.
Current biology : CB - 16 Mar 2015
Lindeman Robin E, Gearhart Micah D, Minkina Anna, Krentz Anthony D, Bardwell Vivian J, Zarkower David
Abstract excerpt
Transcription factors related to the insect sex-determination gene doublesex (DMRT proteins) control sex determination and/or sexual differentiation in diverse metazoans and are implicated in transitions between sex-determining mechanisms during vertebrate evolution [1]. In mice, Dmrt1 is required for male gonadal differentiation in somatic cells and germ cells [2-4]. DMRT1 also maintains male gonadal sex: its...
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