Mesh term Repressor Proteins
Browse to parent terms:DNA-Binding Proteins
Transcription Factors
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
AraC Transcription Factor
CCCTC-Binding Factor
COUP Transcription Factor II
Co-Repressor Proteins
Lac Repressors
Polycomb-Group Proteins
Positive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1
Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28
Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2
Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1
Zinc Finger Protein Gli3
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