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Citation Kappes, G., Deshpande, G., Mulvey, B.B., Horabin, J.I., Schedl, P. (2011). The Drosophila Myc gene, diminutive, is a positive regulator of the Sex-lethal establishment promoter, Sxl-Pe.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 108(4): 1543--1548. (Export to RIS)
FlyBase ID FBrf0212913
Publication Type Research paper
PubMed ID 21220321
PubMed Abstract The binary switch gene Sex-lethal (Sxl) controls sexual identity in Drosophila. When activated, Sxl imposes female identity, whereas male identity ensues by default when the gene is off. The decision to activate Sxl is controlled by an X chromosome counting system that regulates the Sxl establishment promoter, Sxl-Pe. The counting system depends upon the twofold difference in the gene dose of a series of X-linked transcription factors or numerators. Because of this difference in dose, early female embryos express twice the amount of these transcription factors, and the cumulative action of these transcription factors turns on Sxl-Pe. Here we show that the Drosophila Myc gene diminutive is an X-linked numerator.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1017006108
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Abbreviation Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Title Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication Year 1915-
ISBN/ISSN 0027-8424
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