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OCT4

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about OCT4: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

260Connections
1Hypotheses
1Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming

Summary

OCT4 is a concept in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: therapeutic target, activates, regulates. Associated with Aging, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 144 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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💡 Concept Info
NameOCT4
Key Genes/ProteinsSOX2
Related DiseasesPluripotency, Aging, Tumor, Cancer, Als
Related Pathwayscellular_reprogramming

Wiki Pages (20)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Cellular Reprogramming Therapies for Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3858 words

Longevity and Rejuvenation Therapies Landscape

therapeutic · 3483 words

N-of-1 and Personalized Clinical Trial Design for CBS/PSP

therapeutic · 3288 words

epas1-protein

protein · 2900 words

YAP/TAZ Signaling Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 2603 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    OCT4["<b>OCT4</b>"]
    OCT4 -->|"activates"| Pluripotency["Pluripotency"]
    OCT4 -->|"involved_in"| Self_Renewal["Self-Renewal"]
    OCT4 -->|"activates"| cellular_reprogramming["cellular_reprogramming"]
    OCT4 -.biomarker for.-> Aging["Aging"]
    OCT4 -->|"activates"| Senescence["Senescence"]
    OCT4 -->|"activates"| Cardiovascular["Cardiovascular"]
    OCT4 -->|"activates"| Tumor["Tumor"]
    OCT4 -->|"activates"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    OCT4 -->|"regulates"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
    OCT4 -->|"expressed in"| Carcinoma["Carcinoma"]
    Melatonin["Melatonin"] -->|"upregulates"| OCT4
    h_baba5269["h-baba5269"] -->|"targets"| OCT4
    MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION["MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION"] -->|"activates"| OCT4
    POU5F1["POU5F1"] -->|"activates"| OCT4
    AND["AND"] -->|"activates"| OCT4
    DNA["DNA"] -->|"activates"| OCT4
    KLF4["KLF4"] -->|"activates"| OCT4
    MYC["MYC"] -.biomarker for.-> OCT4
    GENES["GENES"] -->|"activates"| OCT4
    AGING["AGING"] -.biomarker for.-> OCT4

Outgoing (179)

TargetRelationTypeStr
iPSC Reprogramminginvolved_inprocess0.95
Pluripotencyactivatesphenotype0.90
Self-Renewalinvolved_inprocess0.90
Pluripotencyassociated_withphenotype0.90
Pluripotencypromotesprocess0.90

Incoming (81)

SourceRelationTypeStr
SOX2interacts_withgene0.90
h-baba5269targets_genehypothesis0.90
h-baba5269targetshypothesis0.80
AGINGexpressed_ingene0.70
POU5F1activatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Partial Neuronal Reprogramming via Modified Yamanaka Cocktai 0.399 neurodegeneration Epigenetic reprogramming in aging neuron

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Epigenetic reprogramming in aging neurons

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-04 | 9 hypotheses Top: 0.670

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Engineered LINC MIR503HG-loaded extracellular vesicles maintain stemness and plu [PMID:41551196] Zhu J, Zhu X, Feng W, Jin Y, Ge X et al. Bioact Mater 2026 0
Development of a practical GMP-compliant manufacturing process for T cell-derive [PMID:41691922] Hulspas R, Sasso C, Cunningham A, Cancel Cytotherapy 2026 0
Establishment of a human induced pluripotent stem cell line (BTHBIOi005-A) from [PMID:41713384] Liu ZY, Zhang H, Zhang XH, Shen RJ, Jin Stem Cell Res 2026 0
Dose-resolved control of somatic reprogramming by Rora. [PMID:41932336] Wang H, Li Y, Yin C, Zhang Z, Wang Y et Stem Cell Reports 2026 0
Gene Therapy-Mediated Partial Reprogramming Extends Lifespan and Reverses Age-Re [PMID:38381405] Macip CC, Hasan R, Hoznek V, Kim J, Lu Y Cellular reprogramming 2024 0
Targeted partial reprogramming of age-associated cell states improves markers of [PMID:39259812] Sahu SK, Reddy P, Lu J, Shao Y, Wang C, Science translational medicine 2024 0
Development of a clinical polygenic risk score assay and reporting workflow. [PMID:35437332] ["Hao L", "Kraft P", "Berriz G", "Hynes Nature medicine 2022 0
Distinct hypothalamic control of same- and opposite-sex mounting behaviour in mi [PMID:33268894] ["Karigo T", "Kennedy A", "Yang B", "Liu Nature 2021 0
Predicting ambient PM [PMID:32747729] ["Enebish T", "Chau K", "Jadamba B", "Fr Journal of exposure science & 2021 0
Correction: MicroRNA signatures of TRAIL resistance in human non-small cell lung [PMID:33398039] Garofalo M, Quintavalle C, Di Leva G, Za Oncogene 2021 0
Mechanisms of OCT4-SOX2 motif readout on nucleosomes. [PMID:32327602] Michael AK, Grand RS, Isbel L, Cavadini Science (New York, N.Y.) 2020 0
The Use of Stem Cell Differentiation Stage Factors (SCDSFs) Taken from Zebrafish [PMID:32664640] Biava PM International journal of molec 2020 0
Tumour lineage shapes BRCA-mediated phenotypes. [PMID:31292550] ["Jonsson P", "Bandlamudi C", "Cheng M", Nature 2019 0
Cooperative Binding of Transcription Factors Orchestrates Reprogramming. [PMID:28111071] Chronis C, Fiziev P, Papp B, Butz S, Bon Cell 2017 0
Ketogenic Diet Reduces Midlife Mortality and Improves Memory in Aging Mice. [PMID:28877458] ["Newman J", "Covarrubias A", "Zhao M", Cell metabolism 2017 0
In Vivo Amelioration of Age-Associated Hallmarks by Partial Reprogramming. [PMID:27984723] ["Ocampo A", "Reddy P", "Martinez-Redond Cell 2016 0
Alzheimer's disease-like pathology induced by amyloid-β oligomers in nonhuman pr [PMID:25297091] ["Forny-Germano L", "Lyra e Silva N", "B The Journal of neuroscience : 2014 0
Structure and interactions of the human programmed cell death 1 receptor. [PMID:23417675] ["Cheng X", "Veverka V", "Radhakrishnan The Journal of biological chem 2013 0
Location and cellular stages of natural killer cell development. [PMID:24055329] ["Yu J", "Freud A", "Caligiuri M"] Trends in immunology 2013 0
A molecular roadmap of reprogramming somatic cells into iPS cells. [PMID:23260147] ["Polo J", "Anderssen E", "Walsh R", "Sc Cell 2012 0