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Oct-2

Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

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POU domain, class 2, transcription factor 2
Identifiers
SymbolPOU2F2
Alt. symbolsOTF2
NCBI gene5452
HGNC9213
OMIM164176
RefSeqNM_002698
UniProtP09086
Other data
LocusChr. 19
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro

Oct-2 (octamer-binding protein 2) also known as POU domain, class 2, transcription factor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POU2F2 gene.

Oct-2 is an octamer transcription factor which is a member of the POU family.

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