Joanna H. Queen

TL;DR: It is found the first evidence that Sox9 expression is preferentially organized in the testis early in the temperature‐sensitive period in a species with temperature‐dependent sex determination (Trachemys scripta).

TL;DR: Cl cloning and comparative expression analysis of R-SPONDIN1 orthologues in the mouse, chicken and red-eared slider turtle, three species with different sex-determining mechanisms, indicate that RSPO1 is up-regulated in the embryonic gonads of female vertebrates with differentsex-d determining mechanisms and suggest that this gene is an ancient, conserved part of the vertebrate ovary-d determining pathway.

TL;DR: In this article, the response of six candidate sex-determining genes to sex-reversing temperature shifts in a species with temperature-dependent sex determination was examined, including FoxL2, Wnt4, Dmrt1, and Mis by temperature.

TL;DR: Examining the role of FoxL2, Wnt4, Dmrt1, and Mis by temperature can begin to elucidate elements of conservation and divergence between sex-determining mechanisms and reveal that at the level of gene expression, response to temperature is comparatively later in gonadogenesis.

TL;DR: SCI is followed by compromised BTB integrity by as early as 72 hours post-injury in rats and is accompanied by a substantial immune response within the testis, which remains compromised and testis immune cell infiltration persists for months after the initial injury.