NameSteroidogenic factor 1
Synonyms
  • AD4BP
  • Adrenal 4-binding protein
  • FTZF1
  • Fushi tarazu factor homolog 1
  • Nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 1
  • SF-1
  • SF1
  • Steroid hormone receptor Ad4BP
Gene NameNR5A1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019413|Steroidogenic factor 1
MDYSYDEDLDELCPVCGDKVSGYHYGLLTCESCKGFFKRTVQNNKHYTCTESQSCKIDKT
QRKRCPFCRFQKCLTVGMRLEAVRADRMRGGRNKFGPMYKRDRALKQQKKAQIRANGFKL
ETGPPMGVPPPPPPAPDYVLPPSLHGPEPKGLAAGPPAGPLGDFGAPALPMAVPGAHGPL
AGYLYPAFPGRAIKSEYPEPYASPPQPGLPYGYPEPFSGGPNVPELILQLLQLEPDEDQV
RARILGCLQEPTKSRPDQPAAFGLLCRMADQTFISIVDWARRCMVFKELEVADQMTLLQN
CWSELLVFDHIYRQVQHGKEGSILLVTGQEVELTTVATQAGSLLHSLVLRAQELVLQLLA
LQLDRQEFVCLKFIILFSLDLKFLNNHILVKDAQEKANAALLDYTLCHYPHCGDKFQQLL
LCLVEVRALSMQAKEYLYHKHLGNEMPRNNLLIEMLQAKQT
Number of residues461
Molecular Weight51635.47
Theoretical pI7.73
GO Classification
Functions
  • zinc ion binding
  • steroid hormone receptor activity
  • DNA binding
  • RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, ligand-activated sequence-specific DNA binding
  • phospholipid binding
  • chromatin binding
  • RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding
  • enzyme binding
  • transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific binding
  • transcription coactivator activity
  • transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
Processes
  • male gonad development
  • hormone metabolic process
  • intracellular receptor signaling pathway
  • tissue development
  • regulation of steroid biosynthetic process
  • cell-cell signaling
  • multicellular organismal aging
  • gene expression
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • luteinization
  • maintenance of protein location in nucleus
  • cell differentiation
  • negative regulation of female gonad development
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • positive regulation of male gonad development
  • adrenal gland development
  • hormone-mediated signaling pathway
  • primary sex determination
Components
  • nucleus
  • RNA polymerase II transcription factor complex
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionTranscriptional activator. Seems to be essential for sexual differentiation and formation of the primary steroidogenic tissues. Binds to the Ad4 site found in the promoter region of steroidogenic P450 genes such as CYP11A, CYP11B and CYP21B. Also regulates the AMH/Muellerian inhibiting substance gene as well as the AHCH and STAR genes. 5'-YCAAGGYC-3' and 5'-RRAGGTCA-3' are the consensus sequences for the recognition by NR5A1. The SFPQ-NONO-NR5A1 complex binds to the CYP17 promoter and regulates basal and cAMP-dependent transcriptional avtivity. Binds phosphatidylcholine (By similarity). Binds phospholipids with a phosphatidylinositol (PI) headgroup, in particular PI(3,4)P2 and PI(3,4,5)P3. Activated by the phosphorylation of NR5A1 by HIPK3 leading to increased steroidogenic gene expression upon cAMP signaling pathway stimulation.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ13285
UniProtKB Entry NameSTF1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019414|Steroidogenic factor 1 (NR5A1)
ATGGACTATTCGTACGACGAGGACCTGGACGAGCTGTGCCCCGTGTGCGGGGACAAGGTG
TCCGGCTACCACTACGGACTGCTCACGTGTGAGAGCTGCAAGGGCTTCTTCAAGCGCACG
GTGCAGAACAACAAGCACTACACGTGCACCGAGAGCCAGAGCTGCAAGATCGACAAGACG
CAGCGCAAGCGCTGTCCCTTCTGCCGCTTCCAGAAATGCCTGACGGTGGGGATGCGCCTG
GAAGCCGTGCGCGCTGACCGTATGAGGGGTGGCCGGAACAAGTTTGGGCCGATGTACAAG
CGGGACCGGGCCCTGAAACAGCAGAAGAAGGCACAGATTCGGGCCAATGGCTTCAAGCTG
GAGACAGGGCCCCCGATGGGGGTGCCCCCGCCGCCCCCTCCCGCACCGGACTACGTGCTG
CCTCCCAGCCTGCATGGGCCTGAGCCCAAGGGCCTGGCCGCCGGTCCACCTGCTGGGCCA
CTGGGCGACTTTGGGGCCCCAGCACTGCCCATGGCCGTGCCCGGTGCCCACGGGCCACTG
GCTGGCTACCTCTACCCTGCCTTTCCTGGCCGTGCCATCAAGTCTGAGTACCCGGAGCCT
TATGCCAGCCCCCCACAGCCTGGGCTGCCGTACGGCTACCCAGAGCCCTTCTCTGGAGGG
CCCAACGTGCCTGAGCTCATCCTGCAGCTGCTGCAGCTGGAGCCGGATGAGGACCAGGTG
CGGGCCCGCATCTTGGGCTGCCTGCAGGAGCCCACCAAAAGCCGCCCCGACCAGCCGGCG
GCCTTCGGCCTCCTGTGCAGAATGGCCGACCAGACCTTCATCTCCATCGTGGACTGGGCA
CGCAGGTGCATGGTCTTCAAGGAGCTGGAGGTGGCCGACCAGATGACGCTGCTGCAGAAC
TGCTGGAGCGAGCTGCTGGTGTTCGACCACATCTACCGCCAGGTCCAGCACGGCAAGGAG
GGCAGCATCCTGCTGGTCACCGGGCAGGAGGTGGAGCTGACCACAGTGGCCACCCAGGCG
GGCTCGCTGCTGCACAGCCTGGTGTTGCGGGCGCAGGAGCTGGTGCTGCAGCTGCTTGCG
CTGCAGCTGGACCGGCAGGAGTTTGTCTGCCTCAAGTTCATCATCCTCTTCAGCCTGGAT
TTGAAGTTCCTGAATAACCACATCCTGGTGAAAGACGCTCAGGAGAAGGCCAACGCCGCC
CTGCTTGACTACACCCTGTGCCACTACCCGCACTGCGGGGACAAATTCCAGCAGCTGCTG
CTGTGCCTGGTGGAGGTGCGGGCCCTGAGCATGCAGGCCAAGGAGTACCTGTACCACAAG
CACCTGGGCAACGAGATGCCCCGCAACAACCTGCTCATCGAAATGCTGCAAGCCAAGCAG
ACTTGA
GenBank Gene IDU76388
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNR5A1
HGNC IDHGNC:7983
Chromosome Location9
Locus9q33
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