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Lookup NU author(s): Marie-Christine Chaboissier, Dr Valerie Vidal, Professor Andreas Schedl
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Prior to sex determination the gonadal anlage is formed as a bipotential primordium with the capacity to differentiate into either testes or ovaries depending on the presence or absence of the Sry gene. Knockout experiments have implicated five genes in the formation or survival of the gonadal primordium: Wt1, Sf1, Lim1, Lbx9 and Emx2. We are particularly interested in the Wilms' turnout suppressor, WT1, which is characterized by complex posttranscriptional modifications. Here we will focus on published in vitro evidence suggesting distinct functions for the various isoforms and present our own results from in vivo experiments, Our data suggest that WT1 is an important regulator of the transcription or stability of the sex-determining gene Sry. One of the first genes expressed after the initial male sex-determining signal is the Sox9 gene. Human SOX9 has been implicated in male-to-female sex reversal. To analyse Sox9 function in mouse development we have performed transgenic experiments and ectopically expressed this gene in XX gonads. Our data indicate that Sox9 is sufficient to induce testis formation in mice. Here we will discuss our new data and present an updated model for Wt1 and Sox9 function in gonad formation and sex determination.
Author(s): Guo JK, Hammes A, Chaboissier MC, Vidal V, Xing YM, Wong F, Schedl A
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: The Genetics and Biology of Sex Determination
Year of Conference: 2002
Pages: 23-34
ISSN: 1528-2511
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Series Title: Novartis Foundation Symposia
ISBN: 9780470843468
