Repression of the Human Sex Hormone-binding Globulin Gene in Sertoli Cells by Upstream Stimulatory Transcription Factors

Expression of the sex hormone-binding globulin gene (SHBG) in the liver produces SHBG, which transports sex steroids in the blood. In rodents, the SHBG gene is also expressed in Sertoli cells giving rise to the testicular androgen-binding protein, which is secreted into the seminiferous tubule where it presumably controls testosterone action. Evidence that the SHBG gene functions in this way in the human testis is lacking, and mice containing a human SHBG transgene (shbg4) under the control of its own promoter sequence are characterized by SHBG gene expression in the liver but not in the testis. A potential cis-element, defined as footprint 4 (FP4) within the human SHBG promoter, is absent in SHBG promoters of mammals that produce the testicular androgen-binding protein, and we have produced mice harboring a shbg4 transgene in which FP4 was deleted to evaluate its functional significance. 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A potential cis-element, defined as footprint 4 (FP4) within the human SHBG promoter, is absent in SHBG promoters of mammals that produce the testicular androgen-binding protein, and we have produced mice harboring a shbg4 transgene in which FP4 was deleted to evaluate its functional significance. 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