Analysis of medaka sox9 orthologue reveals a conserved role in germ cell maintenance.

The sex determining gene is divergent among different animal species. However, sox9 is up-regulated in the male gonads in a number of species in which it is the essential regulator of testis determination. It is therefore often discussed that the sex determining gene-sox9 axis functions in several v...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Nakamura, Ikuko Watakabe, Toshiya Nishimura, Atsushi Toyoda, Yoshihito Taniguchi, Minoru Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3257256?pdf=render