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First published online October 11, 2007
Stem Cells Vol. 26 No. 1 January 2008, pp. 290 -291
doi:10.1634/stemcells.2007-0726; www.StemCells.com
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Revisiting OCT4 Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Vassiliki Kotoulaa, Spyros I. Papamichosb, Alexandros F. Lambropoulosb

aDepartment of Pathology and
bLaboratory of Molecular Biology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Regional Hospital Papageorgiou, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Key Words. OCT4 • OCT4 isoform • Differentiation • Polymerase chain reaction • Immunocytochemistry

Correspondence: Vassiliki Kotoula-Dimitriadou, M.D., Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, University Campus, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece. Telephone: 30-2310-999-348; Fax: 30-2310-999-229; e-mail: vkotoula{at}auth.gr

Received August 30, 2007; accepted for publication October 2, 2007.
First published online in STEM CELLS EXPRESS   October 11, 2007.



The transcription factor OCT4 (officially POU5F1; alternatively OCT3, OCT3/4, OTF3, and OTF4) is currently considered a main regulator of human embryonic stem cell pluripotency and self-renewal capacities. Importantly, these stemness properties are attributed to OCT4A, which is one of the two isoforms produced by the OCT4 gene. The second OCT4 isoform, OCT4B, does not share the stemness factor characteristics of OCT4A and is currently considered of unknown function. Hence, when investigating OCT4 expression at the mRNA and protein level, it is important to specify which OCT4 isoform is detected by the applied methods, such as polymerase chain reaction assays and immunocytochemistry antibodies. Here, we discuss the need to distinguish between OCT4A and OCT4B when interpreting OCT4 expression in differentiated cells, such as peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest is found at the end of this article.




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