title: [oct-genes and oct-proteins].
abstract: The review considers the functions and properties of Oct proteins, which belong to the POU family of transcription factors, and the roles of the POU and other domains in DNA recognition and interaction with other proteins of the transcription initiation complex. The structure and expression regulation of the oct genes are described with special emphasis on alternative transcription initiation from different promoters and alternative splicing, which result in several protein subforms.
authors.affiliation: Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia.
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Deev
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Polianovskiĭ
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides; D014157:Transcription Factors