Transcription factor that binds to the octamer motif (5'-ATTTGCAT-3'). Forms a trimeric complex with SOX2 on DNA and controls the expression of a number of genes involved in embryonic development such as YES1, FGF4, UTF1 and ZFP206. Critical for early embryogenesis and for embryonic stem cell pluripotency.
[1]"Phosphorylation regulates human OCT4."Brumbaugh J., Hou Z., Russell J.D., Howden S.E., Yu P., Ledvina A.R., Coon J.J., Thomson J.A.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 109:7162-7168(2012). [2]"Serine 111 phosphorylation regulates OCT4A pro