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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2011

In silico tandem affinity purification refines an Oct4 interaction list.

Clara Yujing Cheong, Patricia Miang Lon Ng, Rhonda Ponnampalam, Heng-Hang Tsai, Guillaume Bourque, Thomas Lufkin

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Article in Stem cell research & therapy, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Clara Yujing CheongStem Cell and Developmental Biology Group, Genome Institute of Singapore, 60 Biopolis Street, 138672, Singapore.
Patricia Miang Lon Ng
Rhonda Ponnampalam
Heng-Hang Tsai
Guillaume Bourque
Thomas Lufkin
Genome Institute of Singapore · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOctamer-binding transcription factor 4 (Oct4) is a master regulator of early mammalian development. Its expression begins from the oocyte stage, becomes restricted to the inner cell mass of the blastocyst and eventually remains only in primordial germ cells. Unearthing the interactions of Oct4 would provide insight into how this transcription factor is central to cell fate and stem cell pluripotency.

methodsIn the present study, affinity-tagged endogenous Oct4 cell lines were established via homologous recombination gene targeting in embryonic stem (ES) cells to express tagged Oct4. This allows tagged Oct4 to be expressed without altering the total Oct4 levels from their physiological levels.

resultsModified ES cells remained pluripotent. However, when modified ES cells were tested for their functionality, cells with a large tag failed to produce viable homozygous mice. Use of a smaller tag resulted in mice with normal development, viability and fertility. This indicated that the choice of tags can affect the performance of Oct4. Also, different tags produce a different repertoire of Oct4 interactors.

conclusionsUsing a total of four different tags, we found 33 potential Oct4 interactors, of which 30 are novel. In addition to transcriptional regulation, the molecular function associated with these Oct4-associated proteins includes various other catalytic activities, suggesting that, aside from chromosome remodeling and transcriptional regulation, Oct4 function extends more widely to other essential cellular mechanisms. Our findings show that multiple purification approaches are needed to uncover a comprehensive Oct4 protein interaction network.

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Protein Interaction MappingAffinity LabelsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineChromatography, AffinityEmbryonic Stem CellsGenes, LethalMass SpectrometryMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataOctamer Transcription Factor-3Affinity LabelsOctamer Transcription Factor-3Pou5f1 protein, mouseRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID21569470
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