Aberrant expression and distribution of the OCT-4 transcription factor in seminomas

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 797-807

  Cheng, Chien Jui ^a,b   Wu, Yu Chih ^a,b,c   Shu, Jye An ^a,b   Ling, Thai Yen ^d   Kuo, Hung Chih ^e   Wu, Jui Yu ^a,b   Chang, E E ^a,b   Chang, Shyh Chern ^f   Huang, Yen Hua ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^f Taoyuan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cytosolic distribution; OCT 4 transcription factor; Seminoma; Testicular germ cell tumors

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRECANCER; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINOMA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35348882023     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11373-007-9198-7     Document Type: Article

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