Preferred Name |
Transcription Factor |
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Synonyms |
Transcription Factor |
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Definitions |
Transcription factors are a diverse group of proteins that bind to DNA at specific promoter or enhancer regions. They also bind to DNA-associated proteins to initiate, stimulate, inhibit or terminate transcription. The proteins are often physically associated in a preinitiation complex and contain structural motifs. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17207 |
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code |
C17207 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799 |
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Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
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DEFINITION |
Transcription factors are a diverse group of proteins that bind to DNA at specific promoter or enhancer regions. They also bind to DNA-associated proteins to initiate, stimulate, inhibit or terminate transcription. The proteins are often physically associated in a preinitiation complex and contain structural motifs. |
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Display_Name |
Transcription Factor |
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FULL_SYN |
Transcription Factor |
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label |
Transcription Factor |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Transcription_Factor |
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Preferred_Name |
Transcription Factor |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C17207 |
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Semantic_Type |
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0040648 |
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subClassOf |