Oct-2 (octamer-binding protein 2) also known as POU domain, class 2, transcription factor 2 is a
protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, res ...
that in humans is encoded by the POU2F2
gene
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Oct-2 is an
octamer transcription factor
Octamer transcription factors are a protein family, family of transcription factors which binds to the "ATTTGCAT" Nucleic acid sequence, DNA sequence. Their DNA-binding domain is a POU domain.
There are eight Octamer proteins in humans (Oct1–11) ...
which is a member of the
POU family
POU or pou may refer to:
People
* Pou (surname), a surname
* Chu Pou (303–350), Chinese general and politician
* Pou Temara (born 1948), New Zealand Māori academic
Codes
* POU, IATA airport code and FAA location identifier for Hudson Valley ...
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References
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POU-domain proteins
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