OCT4 protein

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:POU_domain,_class_5,_transcription_factor_1
Oct-4
Oct-3
Octamer-binding transcription factor 4
gptkbp:biologicalProcess DNA binding
transcriptional regulation
GO:0019827 (stem cell maintenance)
GO:0048863 (stem cell differentiation)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Hans_R._Schöler
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1990
gptkbp:domain gptkb:POU-homeodomain
gptkb:POU-specific_domain
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:POU5F1_gene
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 5460
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:germ_cells
embryonic stem cells
gptkbp:familyMember gptkb:POU_family
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:function transcription factor
maintenance of stem cell self-renewal
regulation of pluripotency
GO:0003700 (DNA-binding transcription factor activity)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label OCT4 protein
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:NANOG_protein
gptkb:SOX2_protein
gptkbp:length 360 amino acids
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_6p21.31
gptkbp:location gptkb:nucleus
GO:0005634 (nucleus)
gptkbp:molecularWeight 38 kDa
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:Mus_musculus
gptkb:Rattus_norvegicus
gptkbp:PDB 3JUG
3L1P
6HT5
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:FGF4_gene
gptkb:SOX2_gene
gptkb:NANOG_gene
gptkbp:significance marker for pluripotency
implicated in germ cell tumors
used in stem cell research
gptkbp:structure contains POU-specific and POU-homeodomain regions
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:Q01860
gptkbp:usedAs immunohistochemical marker
gptkbp:usedIn cell reprogramming
induced pluripotent stem cell generation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:POU5F1_gene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7