Oct-3,OCT3,Oct-4,OCT4,octamer-binding protein 3,octamer-binding protein 4,octamer-binding transcription factor 3,OTF3,OTF-3,OTF4,POU domain transcription factor OCT4,POU domain, class 5, transcription factor 1,POU-type homeodomain-containing DNA-binding
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 embr