Steroidogenic factor 1
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The steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1) protein controls sexual development in the embryo and at puberty.
SF1 is a member of the nuclear receptor family of intracellular transcription factors and is encoded by the NR5A1 gene (nuclear receptor subfamily 5, group A, member 1).