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Transcription factors and regulatory sites

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Proteins that bind to DNA and control transcription of DNA to mRNA (transcription factors) and also transcriptional regulatory sites, elements and regions (such as promoters, enhancers, silencers and boundary elements / insulators) in nucleotide sequences.

Synonyms: Attenuators, GC signals, Terminators, Transcription factors, -10 signals, TFBS, Isochores, -35 signals, Promoters, Enhancers, Transcriptional regulatory sites, TATA signals, CCAAT box, Transcription factor binding sites, CAAT signals, CAT box, CpG islands

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This includes CpG rich regions (isochores) in a nucleotide sequence., This includes promoters, CAAT signals, TATA signals, -35 signals, -10 signals, GC signals, primer binding sites for initiation of transcription or reverse transcription, enhancer, attenuator, terminators and ribosome binding sites., Transcription factor proteins either promote (as an activator) or block (as a repressor) the binding to DNA of RNA polymerase. Regulatory sites including transcription factor binding site as well as promoters, enhancers, silencers and boundary elements / insulators.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcriptional_regulation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_factor