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Jiang Li, Kun-Ming Wen, Qing-Liang Zeng, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
Supported by: the Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province, No. Qian He J Zi [2012]2365; National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81260369.
Correspondence to: Qing-Liang Zeng, Professor, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Haihong Community, Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China. zengql200611@yahoo.com
Received: July 10, 2013 Revised: July 24, 2013 Accepted: August 29, 2013 Published online: October 8, 2013
Octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (Oct4), a member of the POU transcription factor family, is one of the most important transcription factors for maintaining pluripotent and self-renewing state of stem cells. Oct4 is expressed not only in embryonic stem cells, germ cells and germ cell tumors but also in a variety of somatic cells of malignant tumors. The expression of Oct4 is closely related to the development and prognosis of malignant tumors. Therefore, detection of Oct4 expression has great significance in the diagnosis and treatment of tumors. This article provides a brief review of the role of Oct4 in gastrointestinal tumors.
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