Inverted repeat structure of the Sry locus in mice.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The testis-determining gene Sry is located on the short arm of the mouse Y chromosome in a region known to have undergone duplications and rearrangements in comparison with the equivalent portion of the human Y chromosome. Detailed analysis of the Sry genomic locus reveals a further difference in that the mouse Sry open reading frame lies within 2.8 kilobases of unique sequence at the center of a large inverted repeat. This repeat, which is found in both Mus musculus musculus and Mus musculus domesticus Y chromosomes, is not present at the human SRY locus. Recombination involving the repeat region may have led to an 11-kilobase deletion, precisely excising Sry in a line of XY female mice.
Medical subject headings
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Genes
- Nuclear Proteins
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Sex Differentiation
- Transcription Factors