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NR5a1

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Adrenal 4 binding protein (Ad4BP); Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1)

Historical Background

Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1), also called Adrenal 4 binding protein (Ad4BP), was originally discovered in the early 1990s by Drs. Parker and Morohashi as a regulator of steroid hydroxylases in adrenal glands (Lala et al. 1992; Morohashi et al. 1992). It is a transcription factor, member of the nuclear receptors superfamily. Official designation of the gene encoding for SF-1 is NR5a1, although in the literature the name SF-1 is still predominantly used, and therefore, we will use this designation throughout this chapter.

Numerous studies have shown wide role of SF-1 in the endocrine development and function beyond regulation of steroid hydroxylases. In particularly, studies with SF-1 knockout (SF-1 KO) mice have shown the importance of SF-1 for adrenal and gonadal development, development of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH), and spleen and pituitary gonadotropin-producing...

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Grgurevic, N., Majdic, G. (2018). NR5a1. In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_101872

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