Nicolas Pilon

The porcine SRY promoter is transactivated within a male genital ridge environment.

Porcine SRY promoter is a target for steroidogenic factor 1.

Cdx1 autoregulation is governed by a novel Cdx1-LEF1 transcription complex.

Cdx4 is a direct target of the canonical Wnt pathway.

Human and pig SRY 5' flanking sequences can direct reporter transgene expression to the genital ridge and to migrating neural crest cells.

The proximal Gata4 promoter directs reporter gene expression to sertoli cells during mouse gonadal development.

Presumptive pre-Sertoli cells express genes involved in cell proliferation and cell signalling during a critical window in early testis differentiation.

Wnt signaling is a key mediator of Cdx1 expression in vivo.

Novel pre- and post-gastrulation expression of Gata4 within cells of the inner cell mass and migratory neural crest cells.

Cdx1 and Cdx2 are functionally equivalent in vertebral patterning.

An Ebox element in the proximal Gata4 promoter is required for Gata4 expression in vivo.

Caudal-related homeobox (Cdx) protein-dependent integration of canonical Wnt signaling on paired-box 3 (Pax3) neural crest enhancer.

Transgenic mouse analysis of Sry expression during the pre- and peri-implantation stage.

Characterization of a novel transgenic mouse line expressing Cre recombinase under the control of the Cdx2 neural specific enhancer.