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1. Transcription factors (article) | Khan Academy
Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/gene-expression-and-regulation/regulation-of-gene-expression-and-cell-specialization/a/eukaryotic-transcription-factors
Description: WEBGeneral, or basal, transcription factors simply assist in the binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter. Other types of transcription factors include activators and repressors. These transcription factors affect transcription in different ways; activators assist in the binding of RNA polymerase and repressors stop transcription.
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2. Transcription factor | Definition, Effects, & Types | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/science/transcription-factor
Description: WEBMar 18, 2024 · Transcription factor, molecule that controls the activity of a gene by determining whether the gene’s DNA is transcribed into RNA. Transcription factors control when, where, and how efficiently RNA polymerases, which catalyze the reactions that synthesize RNA, function.
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3. Transcription factor - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_factor
Description: WEBIn molecular biology, a transcription factor (TF) (or sequence-specific DNA-binding factor) is a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA, by binding to a specific DNA sequence.
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4. Transcription Factors - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/transcription-factors
Description: WEBTranscription factors are proteins that bind to DNA-regulatory sequences (enhancers and silencers), usually localized in the 5 -upstream region of target genes, to modulate the rate of gene transcription. This may result in increased or decreased gene transcription, protein synthesis, and subsequent altered cellular function.
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5. general transcription factor / transcription factor | Learn …
Link: https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/transcription-factor-167/
Description: WEBTranscription factors are proteins involved in the process of converting, or transcribing, DNA into RNA. Transcription factors include a wide number of proteins, excluding RNA...
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6. Transcription Factor - Definition, Function & Quiz - Biology …
Link: https://biologydictionary.net/transcription-factor/
Description: WEBOct 4, 2019 · Transcription factors are DNA-binding proteins that play a key role in gene transcription. They are modular in structure and heterodimeric. Built within the transcription factor is a DNA-binding domain and several sites for the other transcription co …
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7. Transcription factors: from enhancer binding to developmental
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrg3207
Description: WEBAug 7, 2012 · Nature Reviews Genetics - How do transcription factors lead to defined developmental programs? The ways in which transcription factors act at enhancer elements and how enhancer activity...
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8. Mechanisms and biotechnological applications of transcription factors
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10482752/
Description: WEBAug 31, 2023 · Transcription factors play an indispensable role in maintaining cellular viability and finely regulating complex internal metabolic networks. These crucial bioactive functions rely on their ability to respond to effectors …
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9. Transcription Factors and Transcriptional Control - Nature
Link: https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/transcription-factors-and-transcriptional-control-in-eukaryotic-1046/
Description: WEBThis system of expression control relies on a group of proteins known as transcription factors (TFs), and it allows eukaryotes to alter their cell types and growth patterns in a variety of ways.
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10. The Human Transcription Factors: Cell
Link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)30106-5
Description: WEBTranscription factors (TFs) recognize specific DNA sequences to control chromatin and transcription, forming a complex system that guides expression of the genome. Despite keen interest in understanding how TFs control gene expression, it remains challenging to determine how the precise genomic binding sites of TFs are specified and how TF ...
