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  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. binding proteins
  5. DNA-binding proteins
  6. repressor proteins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. binding proteins
  5. DNA-binding proteins
  6. repressor proteins
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. transcription factors
  5. repressor proteins
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. proteins
  5. transcription factors
  6. repressor proteins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. proteins
  5. transcription factors
  6. repressor proteins

Preferred term

repressor proteins

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Proteins which maintain the transcriptional quiescence of specific genes or operons. Classical repressor proteins are DNA-binding proteins that are normally bound to the operator region of an operon, or the enhancer sequences of a gene until a signal occurs that causes their release.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • repressor molecules
  • transcriptional silencing factors

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/239685

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