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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Rie Saba
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-37716 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Development (Cambridge, England) 20121205 2
Testicular development in the mouse is triggered in somatic cells by the function of Sry followed by the activation of fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9), which regulates testicular differentiation in both somatic and germ cells. However, the mechanism is unknown. We show here that the nodal/activin signaling pathway is activated in both male germ cells and somatic cells. Disruption of nodal/activin signaling drives male germ cells into meiosis and causes ectopic initiation of female-specific gen ...[more]