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The binding of SRY on DNA is specific. The DNA target site is a DNA octamer : | The binding of SRY on DNA is specific. The DNA target site is a DNA octamer : | ||
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(5'-dGCACAAAC)<br/> | (5'-dGCACAAAC)<br/> | ||
(5'-dGTTTGTGC) | (5'-dGTTTGTGC) | ||
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This | This sequence is found in the promoters of genes expressed during the testicular development. | ||
The bend of DNA | The bend of DNA enables the recruitment of different proteins and the building of massive proteins-DNA complexes that could change the expression of different genes<ref>PMID:11563911</ref>. | ||
Even if the most important function of the HMG box is | Even if the most important function of the HMG box is binding and bending DNA, it is also involved in DNA condensation, recombination and repair. | ||
There are | There are two kinds of proteins that contain a HMG box: | ||
* HMG1 : It is expressed in few cell types. It is found in transcription factors that contain a single HMG box. The | * '''HMG1''' : It is expressed in few cell types. It is found in transcription factors that contain a single HMG box. The binding of a DNA sequence is specific. | ||
* HMG2 : | * '''HMG2''' : It is found in all cell types and is abundant in chromatin. These proteins can contain two or more HMG boxes that can non-specifically bind DNA. | ||
===General structure of SRY=== | ===General structure of SRY=== | ||
The overall structure of SRY is organized | |||
The overall structure of SRY is organized around the HMG-box. | |||
3 domains: | 3 domains: | ||
* N-term domain | * N-term domain | ||
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===Sex determining=== | ===Sex determining=== | ||
It acts like a sex determining factor thanks to its transcriptional activity. It inhibits the development of female sex structures in the embryonic individual. | |||
The SRY protein | The SRY protein contains nuclear localization signals in N and C terminals. An acetylation of these domains allows the exportation of the SRY protein to the nucleus<ref>Harley VR, Clarkson MJ, Argentaro A. The Molecular Action and Regulation of the Testis-Determining Factors, SRY (Sex-Determining Region on the Y Chromosome) and SOX9 [SRY-Related High-Mobility Group (HMG) Box 9]. Endocr Rev. 2003 Aug 1;24(4):466–87. [http://press.endocrine.org/doi/10.1210/er.2002-0025?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&]</ref>. | ||
The SRY protein activates the SOX9 (SRY-box9) gene <ref> McElreavey K, Barbaux S, Ion A, Fellous M. The genetic basis of murine and human sex determination: a review. Heredity. 1995 Dec;75 ( Pt 6):599–611. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8575930]</ref>. | The SRY protein activates the ''SOX9'' (SRY-box9) gene <ref> McElreavey K, Barbaux S, Ion A, Fellous M. The genetic basis of murine and human sex determination: a review. Heredity. 1995 Dec;75 ( Pt 6):599–611. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8575930]</ref>. This gene is found in long arm 24.3 of the chromosome 17<ref> NCBI [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6662] </ref> and is implicated in the stimulation of the differentiation of pre-Sertori into Sertoli cells rather than granulosa cells. | ||
The activation of | The activation of ''SOX''9 is done by the SRY protein and another transcriptional factor: SF1 (steroidogenic factor 1). These transcriptional factors are bound on an enhancer called: TESCO (Testis-Specific Enhancer of ''SOX9'' core element). The binding of a transcriptional factor on an enhancer provokes a curvature of the DNA (≈75°), allowing a stabilization of the elongation complex on the ''SOX9'' promoter. The SOX9 protein activates the gene ''AMH'' (Anti-Mullerian Hormone)<ref>[http://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/entry/IPR006799?q=AMH] </ref>. Therefor, it allows the reduction of the channels of Müller in male. <ref>Harley VR, Clarkson MJ, Argentaro A. The Molecular Action and Regulation of the Testis-Determining Factors, SRY (Sex-Determining Region on the Y Chromosome) and SOX9 [SRY-Related High-Mobility Group (HMG) Box 9]. Endocr Rev. 2003 Aug 1;24(4):466–87. [http://press.endocrine.org/doi/10.1210/er.2002-0025?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&]</ref> | ||