POU domain, class 3, transcription factor 1 (also known as Oct-6) 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 ''POU3F1''
gene
In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a b ...
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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) ...
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POU-domain proteins
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