The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Sex Determining Region Y across different species:

sex determining region Y (SRY), sex determining region Y (Sry)

Other aliases include:

TDF, TDY, Tdf, Tdy, Sry3BI, SRYGENE, SRY

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Sex Determining Region Y:

sex determining region Y – testis-determining factor – sex-determining region on Y – sex determining region protein – essential protein for sex determination in human males – Testis determining locus – sex determining region on Y – sex determining region of Chr Y – HMG box transcription factor Sry3BI – sex determining factor Y – sex-determining region of the Y-chromosome – sex determining region Y protein – sex-determining protein

Sex Determining Region Y fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – transcription activator activity – transcription factor activity – DNA bending activity – DNA binding – enzyme binding – sequence-specific DNA binding

Sex Determining Region Y is relevant to the following processes:

cell differentiation – male sex determination – regulation of transcription – sex differentiation – positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – sex determination

Locations for Sex Determining Region Y:

cytoplasm – nuclear speck – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology