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Mesh term Transcription Factor AP-1

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Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors

Description

A multiprotein complex composed of the products of c-jun and c-fos proto-oncogenes. These proteins must dimerize in order to bind to the AP-1 recognition site, also known as the TPA-responsive element (TRE). AP-1 controls both basal and inducible transcription of several genes.



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