The protein encoded by this gene recognizes the sequence CCTTGAG along with other members of the HMG-box class DNA-binding proteins. It acts during chondrocyte differentiation and, with steroidogenic factor 1, regulates transcription of the anti-Muellerian hormone (AMH) gene. Deficiencies lead to the skeletal malformation syndrome campomelic dysplasia, frequently with sex reversal. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],CMD1,CMPD1,SRA1,SRXX2,SRXY10,SOX9,SRY-box 9,Apoptosis,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Epigenetics & Nuclear Signaling,Mesenchymal Stem Cells,Neural Stem Cells,Neuroscience,Stem Cells,Transcription Factors,SOX9