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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
OCT4 is a pivotal transcription factor in maintaining the pluripotency and self-renewal capacities of embryonic stem (ES) cells. Human OCT4 can generate two isoforms by alternative splicing, termed OCT4A and OCT4B. OCT4A confers the stemness properties of ES cells, whereas the function of OCT4B is unknown. We present here the diverse protein products and a novel function of OCT4 gene. A single OCT4B mRNA can encode three isoforms by alternative translation initiation at AUG and CUG start codons, respectively. A putative internal ribosome entry site (IRES) has been identified in OCT4B mRNA accounting for the translation mechanism. The OCT4B-190 is upregulated under stress conditions and it may protect cell against apoptosis under stress. This work evokes the significance to distinguish the biological function of the protein products of OCT4. The OCT4 gene, by the regulation of alternative splicing and alternative translation initiation, may carry out more crucial roles in many biological events.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1549-4918
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1265-75
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Codon, Initiator, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Octamer Transcription Factor-3, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Ribosomes, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Stress, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:19489092-Transfection
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Alternative translation of OCT4 by an internal ribosome entry site and its novel function in stress response.
pubmed:affiliation
Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't