cyclic AMP-responsive element binding protein

cyclic AMP-responsive element binding protein

[¦sī·klik ¦ā¦em¦pē ri¦spän·ṡiv ¦el·ə·mənt ¦bīnd·iŋ ′prō‚tēn] (cell and molecular biology) A deoxyribonucleic acid-binding transcription factor that becomes modified in response to an extracellular signal. Abbreviated CREB.