OCT4 gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:POU5F1
Octamer-binding transcription factor 4
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1990
gptkbp:downregulatedDuring differentiation
gptkbp:encodes gptkb:OCT4_protein
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID gptkb:ENSG00000204531
5460
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:germ_cells
embryonic stem cells
pre-implantation embryogenesis
gptkbp:function transcriptional regulation
regulation of pluripotency
gptkbp:hasIsoform OCT4A
OCT4B
OCT4B1
gptkbp:HGNC_ID 9211
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label OCT4 gene
gptkbp:involvedIn induced pluripotent stem cell generation
gptkbp:length 360 amino acids
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_6
6p21.33
gptkbp:marking pluripotency
stem cell identification
gptkbp:memberOf POU family of transcription factors
gptkbp:molecularWeight 38 kDa
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith testicular cancer
germ cell tumors
gptkbp:OMIM 164177
gptkbp:orthologInMouse Pou5f1
gptkbp:proteinFamily gptkb:POU-specific_domain
gptkb:POU_homeodomain
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:FGF4_gene
gptkb:SOX2_gene
gptkb:NANOG_gene
transcriptional repressor
transcriptional activator
octamer motif (ATGCAAAT)
self-renewal of stem cells
cell fate decisions
UTF1 gene
differentiation of stem cells
gene expression in pluripotent cells
gptkbp:requires early embryonic development
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:Q01860
gptkbp:upregulatedBy germ cell tumors
gptkbp:usedIn reprogramming somatic cells
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SOX2_gene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7