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ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2023

Biased precursor ingression underlies the center-to-pole pattern of male sex determination in mouse.

Corey Bunce, Lindsey Barske, Gloria Zhang, Blanche Capel

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Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Spatiotemporally primed coelomic epithelium and supporting-like cells establish the dual origin of granulosa cells.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. Sertoli cells as a hub in testicular development and male reproductive.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Corey BunceDepartment of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1348-8135
Lindsey BarskeDepartment of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1275-7978
Gloria ZhangDepartment of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9064-3488
Blanche CapelDepartment of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6587-0969
Duke University · US

Funding

OPPOSING PATHWAYS IN MAMMALIAN SEX DETERMINATIONR01HD039963 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CAPEL, BLANCHE · 2001 to 2025
$4.7M
Opposing Pathways in Mammalian Sex DeterminationR37HD039963 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CAPEL, BLANCHE · 2011 to 2020
$3.5M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD039963NICHD NIH HHS R37 HD039963
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During mammalian development, gonadal sex determination results from the commitment of bipotential supporting cells to Sertoli or granulosa cell fates. Typically, this decision is coordinated across the gonad to ensure commitment to a single organ fate. When unified commitment fails in an XY mouse, an ovotestis forms in which supporting cells in the center of the gonad typically develop as Sertoli cells, while supporting cells in the poles develop as granulosa cells. This central bias for Sertoli cell fate was thought to result from the initial expression of the drivers of Sertoli cell fate, SRY and/or SOX9, in the central domain, followed by paracrine expansion to the poles. However, we show here that the earliest cells expressing SRY and SOX9 are widely distributed across the gonad. In addition, Sertoli cell fate does not spread among supporting cells through paracrine relay. Instead, we uncover a center-biased pattern of supporting cell precursor ingression that occurs in both sexes and results in increased supporting cell density in the central domain. Our findings prompt a new model of gonad patterning in which a density-dependent organizing principle dominates Sertoli cell fate stabilization.

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GonadsSex Determination ProcessesAnimalsCell DifferentiationEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleMaleMammalsMiceSertoli CellsSex-Determining Region Y ProteinSOX9 Transcription FactorTestisSex-Determining Region Y ProteinSOX9 Transcription FactorGonadOrganogenesisSertoliSex determinationSRYTestisUrogenital

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PMID36912416
PMCPMC10112898
OpenAlexW4324017462

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