Chemicals and Drugs

Forkhead Transcription Factors

A subclass of winged helix DNA-binding proteins that share homology with their founding member fork head protein, Drosophila.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A subclass of winged helix DNA-binding proteins that share homology with their founding member fork head protein, Drosophila.

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  • Forkhead Box Protein
  • Forkhead Box Proteins
  • Forkhead Box Transcription Factor
  • Forkhead Box Transcription Factors
  • Forkhead Protein
  • Forkhead Proteins
  • Forkhead Transcription Factor
  • Fox Transcription Factors
  • Box Protein, Forkhead
  • Box Proteins, Forkhead
  • Factor, Forkhead Transcription
  • Protein, Forkhead
  • Protein, Forkhead Box
  • Proteins, Forkhead Box
  • Transcription Factor, Forkhead
  • Transcription Factors, Forkhead
  • Transcription Factors, Fox

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2006(1989)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Forkhead Transcription Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051858. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051858
  2. Forkhead Transcription Factors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOX_proteins
  3. Forkhead Transcription Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q905506