Article
The role of SRY in mammalian sex determination.
Acta paediatrica Japonica : Overseas edition - 1 Aug 1996
Fechner P Y
Abstract excerpt
The gene SRY (sex determining region of the Y), located at the distal region of the short arm of the Y chromosome, is necessary for male sex determination in mammals. SRY initiates the cascade of steps necessary to form a testis from an undifferentiated gonad. The SRY gene encodes an HMG (High Mobility Group) protein which may act as a transcription factor by binding to double stranded DNA and then bending the...
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