| Sox9 gene regulation and the loss of the XY/XX sex-determining mechanism in the mole vole Ellobius lutescens. | |
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PMID: 22215485 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In most mammals, the Y chromosomal Sry gene initiates testis formation within the bipotential gonad, resulting in male development. SRY is a transcription factor and together with SF1 it directly up-regulates the expression of the pivotal sex-determining gene Sox9 via a 1.3-kb cis-regulatory element (TESCO) which contains an evolutionarily conserved region (ECR) of 180 bp. Remarkably, several rodent species appear to determine sex in the absence of Sry and a Y chromosome, including the mole voles Ellobius lutescens and Ellobius tancrei, whereas Ellobius fuscocapillus of the same genus retained Sry. The sex-determining mechanisms in the Sry-negative species remain elusive. We have cloned and sequenced 1.1 kb of E. lutescens TESCO which shares 75% sequence identity with mouse TESCO indicating that testicular Sox9 expression in E. lutescens might still be regulated via TESCO. We have also cloned and sequenced the ECRs of E. tancrei and E. fuscocapillus. While the three Ellobius ECRs are highly similar (94-97% sequence identity), they all display a 14-bp deletion (Δ14) removing a highly conserved SOX/TCF site. Introducing Δ14 into mouse TESCO increased both basal activity and SF1-mediated activation of TESCO in HEK293T cells. We propose a model whereby Δ14 may have triggered up-regulation of Sox9 in XX gonads leading to destabilization of the XY/XX sex-determining mechanism in Ellobius. E. lutescens/E. tancrei and E. fuscocapillus could have independently stabilized their sex determination mechanisms by Sry-independent and Sry-dependent approaches, respectively. |
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Stefan Bagheri-Fam; Rajini Sreenivasan; Pascal Bernard; Kevin C Knower; Ryohei Sekido; Robin Lovell-Badge; Walter Just; Vincent R Harley |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-4 |
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Title: Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology Volume: - ISSN: 1573-6849 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9313452 Medline TA: Chromosome Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Molecular Genetics & Development Division, Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria, 3168, Australia. |
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