Abstract
The transcription factor OCT4 is a cornerstone of pluripotency, and yet OCT4 has also been associated with differentiation in a number of contexts. Reporting in this issue of Developmental Cell, Frum et al. (2013) show that OCT4's major early activity in the blastocyst is to support primitive endoderm differentiation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 547-8 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Developmental Cell |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Jun 2013 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Animals
- Blastocyst
- Embryonic Stem Cells
- Endoderm
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Male
- Octamer Transcription Factor-3
- Pregnancy