| ATF | activating transcription factor; anterior talofibular [ligament]; ascites tumor fluid |
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| CTU | cardiac-thoracic unit; centigrade thermal unit; constitutive transcription unit |
| HSTF | heat shock transcription factor; human serum thymus factor |
| IRTU | integrating regulatory transcription unit |
| IVTT | in vitro transcription and translation |
| transcription factors, tfii | The so-called general transcription factors that bind to RNA polymerase II and that are required to initiate transcription. They include tfiia, tfiib, tfiid, tfiie, tfiif, tfiih, tfii-I, and tfiij. In vivo they apparently bind in an ordered multi-step process and/or may form a large preinitiation complex called RNA polymerase II holoenzyme. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| transcription factors, tfiii | Factors that bind to RNA polymerase III and aid in transcription. They include the assembly factors tfiiia and tfiiic and the initiation factor tfiiib. All combine to form a preinitiation complex at the promotor that directs the binding of RNA polymerase III. (12 Dec 1998) |
| transcription, genetic | The transfer of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA by DNA-directed RNA polymerase. It includes reverse transcription and transcription of early and late genes expressed early in an organism's life cycle or during later development. (12 Dec 1998) |
| transcription unit | <molecular biology> A region of DNA that is transcribed to produce a single primary RNA transcript, i.e. A newly synthesised RNA molecule that has not been processed. Transcription units can be mapped by kinetic studies of RNA synthesis and in some instances directly visualised by electron microscopy. (17 Mar 1998) |
| erythroid transcription factor | <molecular biology> Transcription factor that binds to regulatory regions of genes expressed in erythroid cells. (18 Nov 1997) |