The Molecular Genetics of Ovarian Differentiation in the Avian Model

Minireview: Roles of the Forkhead Transcription Factor FOXL2 in Granulosa Cell Biology and Pathology

(2011) Margareta D. Pisarska et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Antagonistic regulation of Cyp26b1 by transcription factors SOX9/SF1 and FOXL2 during gonadal development in mice

(2011) Kenichi Kashimada et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Sex determination and sexual differentiation in the avian model

(2011) Justin Chue et al.   FEBS Journal

Activation of estrogen receptor alpha disrupts differentiation of the reproductive organs in chicken embryos

(2011) Anna Mattsson et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Sex-chromosome evolution: recent progress and the influence of male and female heterogamety

(2011) Hans Ellegren   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Human RSPO1/R-spondin1 Is Expressed during Early Ovary Development and Augments β-Catenin Signaling

(2011) Sara Tomaselli et al.   PLoS One

Gene Expression Profiling Reveals New Potential Players of Gonad Differentiation in the Chicken Embryo

(2011) Gwenn-Aël Carré et al.   PLoS One

RSPO1/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway Regulates Oogonia Differentiation and Entry into Meiosis in the Mouse Fetal Ovary

(2011) Anne-Amandine Chassot et al.   PLoS One

Sex-specific timing of meiotic initiation is regulated by Cyp26b1 independent of retinoic acid signalling

(2011) Sandeep Kumar et al.   Nature Communications

The promoting effect of retinoic acid on proliferation of chicken primordial germ cells by increased expression of cadherin and catenins

(2010) Minli Yu et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Sexual differentiation and the germ cell in sex reversed gonads after aromatase inhibition in the chicken embryo*

(2010) H. Wartenberg et al.   ANDROLOGIA

Sex-dimorphic gene expression and ineffective dosage compensation of Z-linked genes in gastrulating chicken embryos

(2010) Shaobing O Zhang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Non-conventional Frizzled ligands and Wnt receptors

(2010) Marijke Hendrickx et al.   DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION

Rowley Review

(2010) Craig A. Smith   EMU

FOXL2 and BMP2 Act Cooperatively to RegulateFollistatinGene Expression during Ovarian Development

(2010) Kenichi Kashimada et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Wnt4/5a signalling coordinates cell adhesion and entry into meiosis during presumptive ovarian follicle development

(2010) Florence Naillat et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

FOXL2 Interacts with Steroidogenic Factor-1 (SF-1) and Represses SF-1-InducedCYP17Transcription in Granulosa Cells

(2010) Mira Park et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Somatic sex identity is cell autonomous in the chicken

(2010) D. Zhao et al.   NATURE

Convergent evolution of chicken Z and human X chromosomes by expansion and gene acquisition

(2010) Daniel W. Bellott et al.   NATURE

Aromatase Is a Direct Target of FOXL2: C134W in Granulosa Cell Tumors via a Single Highly Conserved Binding Site in the Ovarian Specific Promoter

(2010) Nicholas I. Fleming et al.   PLoS One

Bone morphogenetic protein 2 inhibits FSH responsiveness in hen granulosa cells

(2010) Morgan J Haugen et al.   REPRODUCTION

Human forkhead L2 represses key genes in granulosa cell differentiation including aromatase, P450scc, and cyclin D2

(2009) Ikuko K. Bentsi-Barnes et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Genetic evidence against a role for W-linked histidine triad nucleotide binding protein (HINTW) in avian sex determination

(2009) Craig A. Smith et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Exogenous cMHM regulates the expression of DMRT1 and ERα in avian testes

(2009) Xiurong Yang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

The avian Z-linked gene DMRT1 is required for male sex determination in the chicken

(2009) Craig A. Smith et al.   NATURE

Cyp26b1 Expression in Murine Sertoli Cells Is Required to Maintain Male Germ Cells in an Undifferentiated State during Embryogenesis

(2009) Hui Li et al.   PLoS One

Degree of Sex Differentiation of Genetic Female Chicken Treated with Different Doses of an Aromatase Inhibitor

(2009) X. Yang et al.   Sexual Development

SERKAL Syndrome: An Autosomal-Recessive Disorder Caused by a Loss-of-Function Mutation in WNT4

(2008) Hannah Mandel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

R-spondin1 and FOXL2 act into two distinct cellular types during goat ovarian differentiation

(2008) Ayhan Kocer et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Onset of meiosis in the chicken embryo; evidence of a role for retinoic acid

(2008) Craig A Smith et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Cloning and expression of R-Spondin1 in different vertebrates suggests a conserved role in ovarian development

(2008) Craig A Smith et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Retinoic Acid Synthesis and Signaling during Early Organogenesis

(2008) Gregg Duester   CELL

Mechanism of asymmetric ovarian development in chick embryos

(2008) Y. Ishimaru et al.   DEVELOPMENT

R-spondin1 plays an essential role in ovarian development through positively regulating Wnt-4 signaling

(2008) Kazuma Tomizuka et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Stabilization of β-catenin in XY gonads causes male-to-female sex-reversal

(2008) Danielle M. Maatouk et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Sex-specific roles of  -catenin in mouse gonadal development

(2008) C.-F. Liu et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Activation of  -catenin signaling by Rspo1 controls differentiation of the mammalian ovary

(2008) A.-A. Chassot et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

R-Spondin Family Members Regulate the Wnt Pathway by a Common Mechanism

(2008) Kyung-Ah Kim et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Stra8 and its inducer, retinoic acid, regulate meiotic initiation in both spermatogenesis and oogenesis in mice

(2008) E. L. Anderson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Pitx2 regulates gonad morphogenesis

(2008) J. Rodriguez-Leon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A W-linked DM-domain gene, DM-W, participates in primary ovary development in Xenopus laevis

(2008) S. Yoshimoto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

WNT4 and Sex Development

(2008) A. Biason-Lauber et al.   Sexual Development

Genetics of Ovarian Differentiation: Rspo1, a Major Player

(2008) A.A. Chassot et al.   Sexual Development