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Alternative Translation of OCT4 by an Internal Ribosome Entry Site and its Novel Function in Stress Response
Xia Wang 1 2, Yannan Zhao 1, Zhifeng Xiao 1, Bing Chen 1, Zhanliang Wei 1, Bin Wang 1, Jing Zhang 1, Jin Han 1, Yuan Gao 1, Lingsong Li 3, Hongxi Zhao 3, Wenxue Zhao 1, Hang Lin 1, Jianwu Dai 1 *§
1Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
2The Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
3Stem Cell Research Center, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
OCT4 is a pivotal transcription factor in maintaining the pluripotency and self-renewal capacities of embryonic stem (ES) cells. Human OCT4 can generate two isoforms by alternative splicing, termed OCT4A and OCT4B. OCT4A confers the stemness properties of embryonic stem cells, whereas the function of OCT4B is unknown. We present here the diverse protein products and a novel function of OCT4 gene. A single OCT4B mRNA can encode three isoforms by alternative translation initiation at AUG and CUG start codons, respectively. A putative internal ribosome entry site (IRES) has been identified in OCT4B mRNA accounting for the translation mechanism. The OCT4B-190 is up-regulated under stress conditions and it may protect cell against apoptosis under stress. This work evokes the significance to distinguish the biological function of the protein products of OCT4. The OCT4 gene, by the regulation of alternative splicing and alternative translation initiation, may carry out more crucial roles in many biological events.
