The two key components in protein targeting in ER:

Signal recognition particle (SRP)

SRP receptor

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Ligand for Toll receptor protein- Spätzle protein

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The dorsoventral patterning of the early Drosophila embryo is controlled by a regulatory protein called Dorsal.

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Cytoplasmic inhibitor protein of dorsal is Cactus.

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Mammalian sex determination is governed by the gonad-forming genes and by the hormones elaborated by the gonads.

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In mammals, the conversion of the genital ridge into the bipotential gonad requires, among others, the Sf1, Wt1, and Lhx9 genes.

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