False-positive antibody signals for the pluripotency factor OCT4A (POU5F1) in testis-derived cells may lead to erroneous data and misinterpretations

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 605-612

  Warthemann, R ^a   Eildermann, K ^a   Debowski, K ^a   Behr, R ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Non human primate; OCT4; Pluripotency; Reprogramming; Stem cell; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; MESSENGER RNA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4 ANTIBODY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALLITHRIX; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; CELLS, CULTURED; MALE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84869485521     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gas032     Document Type: Article

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