In vivo evidence for the crucial role of SF1 in steroid-producing cells of the testis, ovary and adrenal gland

Author:

Buaas F. William1,Gardiner Jennifer R.1,Clayton Sally1,Val Pierre2,Swain Amanda1

Affiliation:

1. Division of Cancer Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK.

2. CNRS UMR6257, Clermont Université, Aubière, France.

Abstract

Adrenal and gonadal steroids are essential for life and reproduction. The orphan nuclear receptor SF1 (NR5A1) has been shown to regulate the expression of enzymes involved in steroid production in vitro. However, the in vivo role of this transcription factor in steroidogenesis has not been elucidated. In this study, we have generated steroidogenic-specific Cre-expressing mice to lineage mark and delete Sf1 in differentiated steroid-producing cells of the testis, the ovary and the adrenal gland. Our data show that SF1 is a regulator of the expression of steroidogenic genes in all three organs. In addition, Sf1 deletion leads to a radical change in cell morphology and loss of identity. Surprisingly, sexual development and reproduction in mutant animals were not compromised owing, in part, to the presence of a small proportion of SF1-positive cells. In contrast to the testis and ovary, the mutant adult adrenal gland showed a lack of Sf1-deleted cells and our studies suggest that steroidogenic adrenal cells during foetal stages require Sf1 to give rise to the adult adrenal population. This study is the first to show the in vivo requirements of SF1 in steroidogenesis and provides novel data on the cellular consequences of the loss of this protein specifically within steroid-producing cells.

Publisher

The Company of Biologists

Subject

Developmental Biology,Molecular Biology

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