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OCT4 Products

Antibodies
OCT4 Antibody (486)
OCT4 Antibody (486)
Species: Hu, Mu, Rb, Pm, RM
Applications: WB, Flow, ICC/IF, IHC, IP
Host: Mouse Monoclonal
ELISA Kits
Human OCT4 ELISA Kit (Colorim ...
Human OCT4 ELISA Kit (Colorimetric)
NBP2-81194
Species: Hu
Applications: ELISA
Lysates
OCT4 Overexpression Lysate
OCT4 Overexpression Lysate
NBP2-04571
Species: Hu
Applications: WB
OCT4 Overexpression Lysate
OCT4 Overexpression Lysate
NBL1-14620
Species: Hu
Applications: WB
Proteins
OCT4 Antibody Blocking Peptid ...
OCT4 Antibody Blocking Peptide
NB100-2379PEP
Species: Hu
Applications: AC
Recombinant Human OCT4 GST (N ...
Recombinant Human OCT4 GST (N-Term...
H00005460-P01
Species: Hu
Applications: WB, ELISA, MA, AP

Description

The transcription factor OCT4, expressed in ESCs and germ cells, is strongly implicated in the process of maintaining as well as regaining stem-cell pluripotency and functions as a key regulator of mammalian germline development.

Bioinformatics

Uniprot Human
Human
Human
Human
Mouse
Human
Human
Product By Gene ID 5460
Alternate Names
  • class 5, transcription factor 1
  • MGC22487
  • Oct-3
  • OCT3Oct4
  • Oct-4
  • Octamer-binding protein 3
  • otc-4
  • OTF3POU domain class 5, transcription factor 1
  • OTF4
  • POU class 5 homeobox 1
  • POU-type homeodomain-containing DNA-binding protein

Related OCT4 Blog Posts

Check out the latest blog posts on OCT4.
Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting Antibody Techniques
Recently, we at Novus Biologicals added several embryonic stem cell marker products to our antibody catalog, validated for use in fluorescent activated cell sorting (FACS) assays. They included Cripto1, PODXL, SSEA, OCT4, Nanog, SOX2, TRA-1, TERT and ...    Read more.
Not as Pluripotent as You Used to Be: Embryonic Stem Cell Markers and the Aging Process
We at Novus Biologicals recently extended our antibody catalog to include several embryonic stem cells (ESC) antibodies validated for use in FACS (fluorescent activated cell sorting) assays. Among them was Oct4, which recently became the focus of an i...    Read more.
The Sox2 Antibody Aids Brain Cancer Research
The Sox2 antibody is widely used in sensory, neuroscience and stem cell marker research. Recently, Sox2 antibody preparations identified the Sox2 protein as a marker for malignant neural gliomas. We at Novus Biologicals offer a wide variety of highly ...    Read more.
An Unlikely Pairing: The SOX2 Antibody and Breast Cancer
SOX2 encodes a member of the SOX (SRY-related HMG-box) family of transcription factors, which play a vital role in embryonic development. SOX2 antibody research has identified Sox2 as a key transcription factor in pluripotent stem cells. We at Novus B...    Read more.
Sox2 and Oct4: Roles in Embryonic Stem Cell Pluripotency
Embryonic stem (ES) cells are cells derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst, an early-stage embryo. ES cells are distinguished from other cells due to their pluripotency, which is the ability to differentiate into any different type of cell...    Read more.
Histones, Bmi1 & OCT4: Investigating the Secrets of ESC Pluripotency
Epigenetic alterations have come to prominence in biomedical research. In particular, hypermethylation of CpG islands located in the promoter regions of tumor-suppressor genes is now firmly established as an important mechanism for gene inactivation i...    Read more.
Nanog is a Master Controller of ES cell Pluripotency
Nanog, a homeodomain (HD) transcription factor, plays a critical role in the maintenance of embryonic stem (ES) cell self-renewal. Transcription regulator involved in inner cell mass and ES cell proliferation and self-renewal. Imposes pluripotency on ...    Read more.
Stemness for Surviving Hypoxia: TGF-beta/Smad Signaling in Multiple Myeloma
By Jamshed Arslan Pharm.D. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of antibody-producing plasma cells. The bone marrow (BM) of MM patients is hypoxic, and MM cells overexpress many cancerous genes that are regulated by hy...    Read more.
Application Focus: New Methods for iPSC Differentiation, Inducing a Mammary Fate
Discovery of the Key to PluripotencyInduced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may be generated from a wide range of fully differentiated cells, and under optimal conditions may be prompted to differentiate into virtu...    Read more.
Deriving neural precursor cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells
By Jennifer Sokolowski, MD, PhD.Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be used to create models of human organ systems and are useful for a) ascertaining the mechanisms underlying pathological conditions...    Read more.
Breast cancer stem cells survive chemotherapy through S100A10-ANXA2-SPT6 interaction that epigenetically promotes OCT4-mediated stemness
By Jamshed Arslan, Pharm D, PhDBreast cancer is the most common cancer among women that causes the greatest number of cancer-related deaths worldwide. After radiotherapy or cytotoxic chemotherapy like paclitax...    Read more.
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