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Table 3 Transcription factors or cofactors that interact with SF-1. For each interacting factor, the resulting functional interaction, the experimental approach used to evidence the physical interaction and the model promoter are indicated.

From: SF-1 a key player in the development and differentiation of steroidogenic tissues

Factor

Functional interaction

Physical interaction

Promoter

Bibliography

TreP132

allows CBP/p300 recruitment

Co-IP, pull-down, two-hybrid

P450scc

[160, 161]

GATA-4

Independent of GATA binding to DNA

Pull-down

MIS

[106, 150]

SOX9

Increases transcription in the presence of SF-1

Two-hybrid, pull-down, co-IP, EMSA

MIS

[105]

WT1-KTS

Activation by WT-1 is dependent on SF-1 binding to its site. No WT-1 binding to DNA

Two-hybrid, GST pull-down

MIS

[107]

Sp1

Cooperation dependent on the cell type

Co-IP, two-hybrid, EMSA

StAR

[202]

Sp1

Cooperation required for basal and cAMP-induced activity. Allows recruitment of CBP

Two-hybrid, EMSA

bovine P450scc

[153, 162]

Egr-1

Synergistic activation. Egr-1 expression is induced by GnRH.

Pull-down

LH-β

[155–157]

Ptx-1

Synergy depends on SF-1 binding to DNA

Pull-down, two-hybrid

LH-β

[158, 159]

CREB

Synergy in basal and cAMP-induced conditions. Allows CBP recuitment

Pull-down

α-Inhibin

[163]

CREB

Synergy in response to cAMP. FSH induces CREB and SF-1 phosphorylation

Not demonstrated

Aromatase

[86, 164]

AP-1/c-jun

Synergy for P450scc and an artificial promoter activation

Pull-down

P450scc and SFRE-tk-CAT

[14, 21]

TF-IIB

No determined

Pull-down

 

[14]

C/EBPβ

C/EBP binding sites are required for activation by SF-1

Pull-down

mStAR

[112]

USF

USF is required for SF-1 to activate rFSH-R promoter. Activation is inhibited by PKA.

Not demonstrated

rFSH-R

[209]

AR

AR represses LHβ transcription by interacting with SF-1

Pull-down

bLHβ

[154]

DP103

Inhibits SF-1 transcriptional activity by interacting with a proximal repression domain.

Co-IP, pull-down

P450scc, P450c21, progesterone production

[148, 149]

P54nrb et PSF

Repression of basal and induced hCYP17 promoter activity

EMSA, co-IP

hCYP17

[222]

WT1

Aromatase transcription inhibition. Integrity of the SFRE is required

Not demonstrated

Aromatase

[223]

DAX-1

Inhibits SF-1 transcriptional activity NCoR/Alien recruitment

Pull-down, two-hybrid

Synthetic promoters and SF-1 target genes

[107, 151, 152]