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OMIA 002531-74940 : XY DSD (Disorder of Sexual Development), sdY-related in Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Considered a defect: yes

Key variant known: yes

Year key variant first reported: 2022

Molecular basis: Bertho et al. (2022) "amplified and sequenced sdY gene between exons 2 and 3 of XY Chinook salmon females and found that they have a missense mutation in the third exon of the sdY gene that produces a single amino acid change (I183N) in a highly conserved position of the SdY protein, while males have the wild-type copy of SdY. The mutation modifies the 3-dimensional (3D) structure. The mutant SdY I183N protein is less stable than the wild-type SdY and is affected in its ability to interact with its protein partner, Foxl2 . . . . This failure in turn leads to the inability to repress the cyp19a1a promoter and thereby to suppress female development. Altogether our results suggest that the sdY-N183 copy in XY Chinook salmon females is inactive and cannot block the female pathway in the same way as the wild-type sdY gene. Our results provide an explanation for the existence of naturally occurring XY Chinook salmon females and support the role of sdY as the master male sex-determining gene of Chinook salmon."

Prevalence: Bertho et al. (2022): "The incidence of these XY females varies between 20% and 38% in Central Valley rivers while ranging between 0% and 14% under hatchery conditions . . . . In addition, independent surveys found proportions of wild-caught XY females ranging from 12% . . . up to 84%".

Associated gene:

Symbol Description Species Chr Location OMIA gene details page Other Links
sdY Oncorhynchus tshawytscha - no genomic information (-..-) sdY Ensembl

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OMIA Variant ID Breed(s) Variant Phenotype Gene Allele Type of Variant Source of Genetic Variant Reference Sequence Chr. g. or m. c. or n. p. Verbal Description EVA ID Inferred EVA rsID Year Published PubMed ID(s) Acknowledgements
1427 XY female sdY missense Naturally occurring variant p.(I183N) 2022 35100376
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Reference


2022 Bertho, S., Herpin, A., Jouanno, E., Yano, A., Bobe, J., Parrinello, H., Journot, L., Guyomard, R., Muller, T., Swanson, P., McKinney, G., Williamson, K., Meek, M., Schartl, M., Guiguen, Y. :
A nonfunctional copy of the salmonid sex-determining gene (sdY) is responsible for the "apparent" XY females in Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. G3 (Bethesda) 12:, 2022. Pubmed reference: 35100376. DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab451.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 21 Feb 2022
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