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Transcription Factors, General  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Transcription factors that form transcription initiation complexes on DNA, bind to specific DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES and are required to initiate transcription. Although their binding may be localized to distinct sequence and structural motifs within the DNA they are considered non-specific with regard to the specific gene being transcribed.

Entry terms

  • General Transcription Factors

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JGJMLT6T-N

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