Oestrogen blocks the nuclear entry of SOX9 in the developing gonad of a marsupial mammal

Andrew J Pask; Natalie E Calatayud; Geoff Shaw; William M Wood; Marilyn B Renfree

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Oestrogen blocks the nuclear entry of SOX9 in the developing gonad of a marsupial mammal

Andrew J Pask, Natalie E Calatayud, Geoff Shaw, William M Wood, Marilyn B Renfree

BMC Biology | BMC | Published : 2010

DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-8-113

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We thank Ms. K. Martin and Mr. S. Brownlees for assistance with animal handling, Ms. S Osborn for assistance with culture and Ms. A. Santos de Medeiros for assistance with sample preparation. We are grateful to Profs. R. Lovell-Badge and J.D. Wilson for helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by a project grant #454367 to AJP, MBR and GS, an RD Wright fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research council to AJP and an Australian Research Council Federation Fellowship to MBR.