[Human testicular determining factor: from the gene to protein]

Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 1994;54(5):307-14.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Since its cloning in 1990, the human SRY gene has been formally identified with the testis determining factor. The SRY gene encodes a 204 amino acid protein of the High Mobility Group family. Its ability to bind DNA, to bend DNA or to be translocated into the nuclear compartment of the cell have now been established. However, neither its mode of action nor the description of target genes have been described so far, and are the topics of many studies.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / chemistry
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Genes, Homeobox
  • High Mobility Group Proteins / chemistry
  • High Mobility Group Proteins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Transcription Factors
  • Y Chromosome / chemistry

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • High Mobility Group Proteins
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
  • Transcription Factors
  • ZFY protein, human