Aristaless related homeobox gene, Arx, is implicated in mouse fetal Leydig cell differentiation possibly through expressing in the progenitor cells.

Development of the testis begins with the expression of the SRY gene in pre-Sertoli cells. Soon after, testis cords containing Sertoli and germ cells are formed and fetal Leydig cells subsequently develop in the interstitial space. Studies using knockout mice have indicated that multiple genes encod...

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Main Authors: Kanako Miyabayashi, Yuko Katoh-Fukui, Hidesato Ogawa, Takashi Baba, Yuichi Shima, Noriyuki Sugiyama, Kunio Kitamura, Ken-ichirou Morohashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3695952?pdf=render