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Gene Symbol POU5F1
Synonyms Oct-3 | Oct-4 | OCT3 | Oct3/4 | OCT4 | OTF-3 | OTF3 | OTF4
Gene Description POU5F1, POU class 5 homeobox 1, is a transcription factor involved in development and stem cell pluripotency (PMID: 18338330). POU5F1 fusions have been observed with EWSR1 in soft tissue tumors (PMID: 18338330, PMID: 21962892) and high expression of Pou5f1 has been associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer (PMID: 29488015).
NCBI Gene ID Chromosome Map Location Canonical Transcript Gene Role
5460 6 6p21.33 NM_002701 Oncogene (PMID: 30606230)
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