Recombinant Human POU domain, class 2, transcription factor 1 (POU2F1)

Uniprot Id

P14859

Target Species

Human

Target Name

POU2F1

Target Full Name

POU domain, class 2, transcription factor 1

Target Function

Transcription factor that binds to the octamer motif (5'-ATTTGCAT-3') and activates the promoters of the genes for some small nuclear RNAs (snRNA) and of genes such as those for histone H2B and immunoglobulins. Modulates transcription transactivation by NR3C1, AR and PGR.; (Microbial infection) In case of human herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, POU2F1 forms a multiprotein-DNA complex with the viral transactivator protein VP16 and HCFC1 thereby enabling the transcription of the viral immediate early genes.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

POU transcription factor family, Class-2 subfamily

Target Tissue Specificity

Ubiquitous. Isoform 2 is lymphocyte-specific.

Target Synonyms

FLJ42836; NF A1; NF-A1; Oct 1; Oct 1B; Oct-1; OCT1; Octamer binding protein 1; Octamer binding transcription factor 1; Octamer-binding protein 1; Octamer-binding transcription factor 1; OTF 1; OTF-1; OTF1; OTTHUMP00000032348; OTTHUMP00000032350; OTTHUMP00000032351; PO21; PO2F1; PO2F1_HUMAN; POU class 2 homeobox 1; POU domain class 2 transcription factor 1; POU domain; class 2; transcription factor 1; POU2F1

Target Background

The OCT1 transcription factor was among the first identified members of the POU transcription factor family (summarized by Sturm et al., 1993 [PubMed 8314572]). Members of this family contain the POU domain, a 160-amino acid region necessary for DNA binding to the octameric sequence ATGCAAAT.