Oral Presentation 7

[OP7-09] MESENCHYMAL ACTOMYOSIN CONTRACTILITY IS REQUIRED FOR ANDROGEN-DRIVEN URETHRAL MASCULINIZATION

^○Alvin Acebedo¹, Kentaro Suzuki¹, Shinjiro Hino², Mellissa Alcantara¹, Yuki Sato³, Hisashi Haga⁴, Ken-ichi Matsumoto⁵, Mitsuyoshi Nakao², Kenji Shimamura⁶, Toru Takeo⁷, Naomi Nakagata⁷, Shinichi Miyagawa¹, Ryuichi Nishinakamura⁸, Robert Adelstein⁹, Gen Yamada¹ (1.Department of Developmental Genetics, Wakayama Medical University, 2.Department of Medical Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, 3.Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 4.Transdisciplinary Life Science Course, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, 5.Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research, Shimane University, 6.Department of Brain Morphogenesis, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, 7.Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, 8.Department of Kidney Development, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University, 9.Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda)