Transformer (gene)
| Female-specific protein transformer | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | Tra | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF06495 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR010519 | ||||||||
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Transformer (tra) is a family of genes which regulate sex determination in insects such as flies.[1][2] Among its effects, it (P11596) regulates differences between males and females in Drosophila fruit flies.[3]
The tra-2 gene (P19018) is needed for sexual differentiation in female fruit flies, and for spermatogenesis in the males. It is not in the same protein family as tra, but instead works together with it in the splicing enhancer complex.[4][5]
References
- S2CID 205003182.
- ^ "Gene Review. tra - transformer". Nature Genetics. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- PMID 26710087.
- S2CID 21183373.
- ^ "Transformer-2 sex-determining protein". UniProt. Retrieved 7 December 2017.