Oct transcription factors in development and stem cells: Insights and mechanisms

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 140, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 2857-2866

  Tantin, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Oct proteins; POU domain; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

OCT11 PROTEIN; OCT7 PROTEIN; OCT8 PROTEIN; OCT9 PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX17; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; SUMOYLATION; UBIQUITINATION;

OCT PROTEINS; POU DOMAIN; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84879674845     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.095927     Document Type: Article

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