Background: Expression of the POU-domain transcription factor Octamer-4 (Oct-4) is widely regarded as a hallmark of pluripotent stem cells. The relationship of Oct-4 to pluripotent stem cells is indicated by its tightly restricted expression to undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells. Upon differentiation to somatic lineages, the expression of Oct-4 disappears rapidly. Unlike the majority of pluripotent stem cell markers, the biological role of Oct-4 has been well characterized. Studies performed in mice point to the critical role of Oct-4 in the establishment and/or maintenance of pluripotent stem cells in an uncommitted state.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to Oct-4
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from Oct-4
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 41 kDa;
·Immunohistochemistry (Frozen/paraffin tissue section): 1/100-500;
·Immunocytochemistry: 1/200;
·ELISA: 1/500;
·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
