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ArticleNature communications2014

Structural and functional conservation of fungal MatA and human SRY sex-determining proteins.

Wioletta Czaja, Karen Y Miller, Michael K Skinner, Bruce L Miller

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Article in Nature communications, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wioletta Czaja1] Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4236, USA [2] School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4236, USA [3] Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA.
Karen Y Miller1] Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4236, USA [2] Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA.
Michael K Skinner1] Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4236, USA [2] School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4236, USA.
Bruce L Miller1] Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4236, USA [2] Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA.
Washington State University · US

Funding

TRANSCRIPTIONAL ATTENUATION OF THE TYPE I INTERFERON RESPONSE BY RHINOVIRUSP20RR015587 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO · PI BOHACH, GREGORY A · 2000 to 2009
$19.0M
EPIGENETIC TRANSGENERATIONAL ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR ACTIONSR01ES012974 · NIEHS · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SKINNER, MICHAEL K · 2005 to 2018
$4.6M
NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR015587NIEHS NIH HHS NIH ES012974NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES012974PHS HHS NIH NCRR P20 RR015587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sex determination in animals and fungi is regulated by specific sex-determining genes. The Aspergillus nidulans mating type gene matA and the human SRY (Sex-Determining Region Y) encode proteins containing a single HMG (high-mobility group) domain. Analysis of the amino-acid sequence of MatA and SRY transcription factors revealed significant structural similarity. The human SRY protein is able to functionally replace MatA and drives the sexual cycle in the fungus A. nidulans. Functional studies indicate that SRY drives early fruiting body development, and hybrid MatA protein carrying the SRY HMG box is fully capable of driving both early and late stages of sexual development, including gametogenesis. Our data suggest that SRY and MatA are both structurally and functionally related and conserved in regulating sexual processes. The fundamental mechanisms driving evolution of the genetic pathways underlying sex determination, sex chromosomes and sexual reproduction in eukaryotes appear similar.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAspergillus nidulansFruiting Bodies, FungalFungal ProteinsGenes, Mating Type, FungalHMGB ProteinsHumansMolecular Sequence DataSequence HomologySex Determination ProcessesSex-Determining Region Y ProteinFungal ProteinsHMGB ProteinsSex-Determining Region Y ProteinSRY protein, human

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PMID25399555
PMCPMC4235659
OpenAlexW2011891508

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