Chemicals and Drugs

Sex-Determining Region Y Protein

A transcription factor that plays an essential role in the development of the TESTES. It is encoded by a gene on the Y chromosome and contains a specific HMG-BOX DOMAIN that is found within members of the SOX family of transcription factors.

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A transcription factor that plays an essential role in the development of the TESTES. It is encoded by a gene on the Y chromosome and contains a specific HMG-BOX DOMAIN that is found within members of the SOX family of transcription factors.

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5 entry terms
  • SRY Sex-Determining Region Protein
  • Testis-Determining Factor
  • SRY Sex Determining Region Protein
  • Sex Determining Region Y Protein
  • Testis Determining Factor

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term SRY SEX-DETERMINING REGION PROTEIN with SRY (SEX DETERMINING REGION Y)-BOX PROTEINS see SOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS

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2006(1990)

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  2. D12.776w.660w.235.400w.750.049w
  3. D12.776w.664w.235.400w.750.049w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sex-Determining Region Y Protein. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051876. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051876
  2. Sex-Determining Region Y Protein. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-determining_region_Y_protein
  3. Sex-Determining Region Y Protein. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q409114