Structural highlights
Function
SOX2_MOUSE Transcription factor that forms a trimeric complex with OCT4 on DNA and controls the expression of a number of genes involved in embryonic development such as YES1, FGF4, UTF1 and ZFP206. Critical for early embryogenesis and for embryonic stem cell pluripotency. May function as a switch in neuronal development. Downstream SRRT target that mediates the promotion of neural stem cell self-renewal. Keeps neural cells undifferentiated by counteracting the activity of proneural proteins and suppresses neuronal differentiation (By similarity).[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Tsuruzoe S, Ishihara K, Uchimura Y, Watanabe S, Sekita Y, Aoto T, Saitoh H, Yuasa Y, Niwa H, Kawasuji M, Baba H, Nakao M. Inhibition of DNA binding of Sox2 by the SUMO conjugation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Dec 29;351(4):920-6. Epub 2006 Nov 2. PMID:17097055 doi:http://dx.doi.org/S0006-291X(06)02390-4
- ↑ Andreu-Agullo C, Maurin T, Thompson CB, Lai EC. Ars2 maintains neural stem-cell identity through direct transcriptional activation of Sox2. Nature. 2011 Dec 25;481(7380):195-8. doi: 10.1038/nature10712. PMID:22198669 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10712
