Description
FOXL2 is a critical factor essential for ovary differentiation and maintenance, and repression of the genetic program for somatic testis determination. It prevents trans-differentiation of ovary to testis through transcriptional repression of the sertoli cell-promoting gene SOX9. FOXL2 is mainly expressed in ovary, parathyroid gland and sex cord-stromal tumors. FOXL2 is generally used for diagnosis of sex cord-stromal tumors with Inhibin, Calretinin and SF-1