Tissue Specificity | Specifically expressed in epidermis and cultured keratinocytes. |
Function | Transcription factor that binds to the octamer motif (5'-ATTTGCAT-3') and regulates cell type-specific differentiation pathways. Involved in the regulation of keratinocytes differentiation. The POU2F3-POU2AF2/POU2AF3 complex drives the expression of tuft-cell-specific genes, a rare chemosensory cells that coordinate immune and neural functions within mucosal epithelial tissues. |
Peptide Name | Pou Domain - Class 2 - Transcription Factor 3Octamer-Binding Protein 11Oct-11Octamer-Binding Transcription Factor 11Otf-11Transcription Factor Pla-1Transcription Factor Skn-1 |
Cellular Localisation | Nucleus |
Alternative Peptide Names | Pou Domain - Class 2 - Transcription Factor 3 proteinOctamer-Binding Protein 11 proteinOct-11 proteinOctamer-Binding Transcription Factor 11 proteinOtf-11 proteinTranscription Factor Pla-1 proteinTranscription Factor Skn-1 proteinPOU2F3 proteinOTF11 proteinPLA1 protein |
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