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

transactivators

Definition:
Diffusible gene products that act on homologous or heterologous molecules of viral or cellular DNA to regulate the expression of proteins.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
DNA-binding proteins, viral proteins, transcription factors
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • transacting factors
  • transcriptional activators
  • nuclear trans-acting factors
  • trans-activators
  • trans-acting factors
  • transacting factor
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/94955
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