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OCT4 (Octamer-Binding Transcription Factor 4)

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0100300) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31601103).

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Wang, YJ., Kang, B. (2018). OCT4 (Octamer-Binding Transcription Factor 4). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_101982

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