A shared promoter region suggests a common ancestor for the human VCX/Y, SPANX, and CSAG gene families and the murine CYPT family - Hansen, Martin A.; Nielsen, John E.; Retelska, Dorota; Larsen, Niels; Leffers, Henrik (Molecular reproduction and development, 2008)
Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Antigens, Neoplasm - genetics; Base Sequence; Biological and medical sciences; Conserved Sequence; DNA Primers; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Evolutionary genetics; Expressed Sequence Tags; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene conversion; Gene expression; Gene families; Genomes; genomics; Germ cells; Homology; Hormone metabolism and regulation; Humans; Mammalian male genital system; Mice; Molecular Sequence Data; Multigene Family; Neoplasm Proteins - genetics; Nuclear Proteins - genetics; Pachytene; promoter; Promoter Regions, Genetic; Promoters; Protein structure; Proteins - genetics; Sex chromosomes; Somatic cells; Spermatids; Spermatocytes; spermatogenesis; testis; Vertebrates: reproduction; Human; Spermatogenesis; Rodentia; evolution; testis; Gene expression; Testicle; Male genital system; Promoter; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Mouse; Localization; Comparative study