In mammals, the bipotential gonad appears to be moved into the female pathway (ovary development) by the Foxl2, Wnt4, and Rspo1 genes.

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Binding resembles the insertion of a two-pronged “plug” the phosphotyrosine and isoleucine side chains

of the peptide into a two-pronged “socket” in the SH2 domain.

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SH2 domain of STAT binds to a specific phosphotyrosine in the cytosolic domain of an activated receptor

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Erythropoietin receptor & the receptors for GH, prolactin, G-CSF, activates STAT5 but not STATs 1, 2, 3, or 4. 

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IL-2 receptor complex activates

STATs 1, 3, and 5 but not STATs 2 or 4

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Phosphorylated STAT dissociates spontaneously from the receptor, and two phosphorylated STAT proteins form a homodimer.

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STAT5 becomes activated in erythroid progenitor cells and induces expression of the protein Bcl-xL.