The Eomesodermin (EOMES) gene is transcribed to yield mRNA and the mRNA is translated to yield protein. EOMES is required for formation of mesoderm. In embryonic stem cells, pluripotency factors POU5F1 (OCT4), SOX2, and NANOG bind the promoter of the EOMES gene (Boyer et al. 2005). OCT4 and SOX2 repress EOMES transcription (Babaie et al. 2007, Teo et al. 2011) while NANOG positively regulates EOMES expression (Teo et al. 2011). During gastrulation EOMES is expressed in the posterior epiblast, in the primitive streak, and in mesoderm and definitive endoderm progentiors (inferred from the mouse homolog, inferred from the non-human primate Macaca fascicularis in Nakamura et al. 2016, Sasaki et al. 2016). EOMES-expressing cells are present in anterior mesoderm derivatives and are excluded from posterior mesoderm derivatives (inferred from the mouse homolog). Expression of EOMES is seen in human embryonic stem cells (Ginis et al. 2004 Tsankov et al. 2015).
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