A POU-DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IN EARLY STEM-CELLS AND GERM-CELLS OF THE MAMMALIAN EMBRYO

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作者
ROSNER, MH
VIGANO, MA
OZATO, K
TIMMONS, PM
POIRIER, F
RIGBY, PWJ
STAUDT, LM
机构
[1] HOWARD HUGHES MED INST,BETHESDA,MD 20892
[2] GEORGETOWN UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,WASHINGTON,DC 20057
[3] NICHHD,DEV & MOLEC IMMUN LAB,BETHESDA,MD 20892
[4] NATL INST MED RES,EUKARYOT MOLEC GENET LAB,LONDON NW7 1AA,ENGLAND
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10.1038/345686a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The murine oct-3 gene encodes a transcription factor containing a POU-specific domain and a homeodomain. In marked contrast to other homeodomain-encoding genes,oct-3 is expressed in the totipotent and pluripotent stem cells of the pre-gastrulation embryo and is down-regulated during differentiation to endoderm and mesoderm, suggesting that it has a role in early development. The oct-3 gene is also expressed in primordial germ cells and in the female germ line. © 1990 Nature Publishing Group.
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