| 单词 | transcription factor |
| 释义 | > as lemmastranscription factor transcription factor n. Molecular Biology any of various proteins that regulate the transcription (sense 6) of RNA from DNA by binding to specific DNA sequences. ΚΠ 1969 D. L. Wilson & E. P. Geiduschek in Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 62 516 Evidently the appearance of this activity—which we have called transcription factor one (TF1)—is associated with protein synthesis in the virus-infected cell. 1994 New Scientist 23 Apr. 34/2 He noticed that variations in the levels of a transcription factor called ‘dorsal’ act to shape the development of muscles, internal organs, skin and nervous tissues. 2011 L. Wolpert Developmental Biol: Very Short Introd. i. 9 Whether a gene is transcribed into mRNA depends on the binding of special proteins—transcription factors—to particular control regions in the DNA. < as lemmas |
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