 Transcription Factors, General
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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.
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D035165
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.260.775 D12.776.930.930
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