Gadd45g is essential for primary sex determination, male fertility and testis development.

In humans and most mammals, differentiation of the embryonic gonad into ovaries or testes is controlled by the Y-linked gene SRY. Here we show a role for the Gadd45g protein in this primary sex differentiation. We characterized mice deficient in Gadd45a, Gadd45b and Gadd45g, as well as double-knocko...

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Main Authors: Heiko Johnen, Laura González-Silva, Laura Carramolino, Juana Maria Flores, Miguel Torres, Jesús M Salvador
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23516551/pdf/?tool=EBI