A DM domain protein from a coral Acropora millepora homologous to proteins important for sex determination

Miller, S; Hayward, David; Bunch, T.E.; Miller, David J.; Ball, Eldon; Bardwell, Vivian J; Zarkowa, David; Brower, Danny L

A DM domain protein from a coral Acropora millepora homologous to proteins important for sex determination

Date

2003

Authors

Miller, S

Hayward, David

Bunch, T.E.

Miller, David J.

Ball, Eldon

Bardwell, Vivian J

Zarkowa, David

Brower, Danny L

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

The identification and functional studies of DM domain-containing proteins Doublesex, MAB-3, and DMRT1 indicated that flies, nematodes, and humans share at least some of the molecular mechanisms of sex determination. We identified a gene, AmDM1, from the