POU2F1, Official Symbol POU2F1provided by HGNC Official Full Name POU class 2 homeobox 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:9212 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000143190 MIM:164175; AllianceGenome:HGNC:9212 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as OCT1; OTF1; Oct1Z; oct-1B Summary 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.[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2010] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 2.5), brain (RPKM 2.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all