title: OCT1 identity crisis.
abstract: "OCT1" is used in the literature to describe two distinct genes and their resulting proteins, namely organic cation transporter 1 (encoded by SLC22A1) and octamer binding transcription factor 1 (encoded by POU2F1). The interchangeable use of "OCT1" is misleading and could result in erroneous research data.
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sreenivasan
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Viljoen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D050811:Octamer Transcription Factor-1 / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D027702:Organic Cation Transporter 1 / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D050811:Octamer Transcription Factor-1; D027702:Organic Cation Transporter 1; C494165:POU2F1 protein, human