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| Preferred Name | Transcription Factor | |
| 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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