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Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > binding proteins > DNA-binding proteins > repressor proteins
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > binding proteins > DNA-binding proteins > repressor proteins
Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > transcription factors > repressor proteins
Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > transcription factors > repressor proteins
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > transcription factors > repressor proteins
Preferred Term:

repressor proteins

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
transcription factors, DNA-binding proteins
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • transcriptional silencing factors
  • repressor molecules
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/239685
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