Anti-Oct 3/4 antibody produced in rabbit, approx. 1 mg/mL, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous solution

Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Anti-Oct 3/4 antibody produced in rabbit has been used in immunocytochemistry and immunofluorescence staining.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Oct 3/4 maintains developmental potency and governs distinct fates of embryonic stem cells. A moderate increase in expression causes differentiation into primitive endoderm and mesoderm. In contrast, repression of Oct 3/4 stimulates loss of pluripotency and dedifferentiation to trophectoderm. POU domain class 5 transcription factor 1 (POU5F1) serves as a master regulator of pluripotency in embryonic stem cells. It is one of the reprogramming factors, that is highly essential for generating induced pluripotent stem cells.

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General description

POU domain class 5 transcription factor 1 (POU5F1) is also termed as OCT4. It is a transcription factor. OCT4 codes for three isoforms, such as OCT4A, OCT4B and OCT4B1. These isoforms are produced by alternative splicing. The OCT4 gene consists of 7 exons. This gene is located on human chromosome 6. OCT4A and OCT4B are located in the nucleus and cytoplasm respectively.

Immunogen

synthetic peptide corresponding to an internal sequence of human Oct 3/4. This sequence is 84% identical in mouse and 94% identical in rat.

Physical form

solution in phosphate buffered saline, containing 0.02% sodium azide.