Loss of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 4 (MAP3K4) reveals a requirement for MAPK signalling in mouse sex determination.

Sex determination in mammals is controlled by the presence or absence of the Y-linked gene SRY. In the developing male (XY) gonad, sex-determining region of the Y (SRY) protein acts to up-regulate expression of the related gene, SOX9, a transcriptional regulator that in turn initiates a downstream p...

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Main Authors: Debora Bogani, Pam Siggers, Rachel Brixey, Nick Warr, Sarah Beddow, Jessica Edwards, Debbie Williams, Dagmar Wilhelm, Peter Koopman, Richard A Flavell, Hongbo Chi, Harry Ostrer, Sara Wells, Michael Cheeseman, Andy Greenfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19753101/?tool=EBI