Chemicals and Drugs

Transcription Factors

Endogenous substances, usually proteins, which are effective in the initiation, stimulation, or termination of the genetic transcription process.

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Endogenous substances, usually proteins, which are effective in the initiation, stimulation, or termination of the genetic transcription process.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Transcription Factor
  • Factor, Transcription
  • Factors, Transcription

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30 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

in genetic transcription; /biosyn /physiol permitted; regulatory proteins go here or under REPRESSOR PROTEINS or VIRAL REGULATORY PROTEINS

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Previous Indexing

  • Bacterial Proteins (1973-1976)
  • Proteins (1966-1976)
  • Transcription, Genetic (1973-1976)

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QU 55.97

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Transcription Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014157. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014157
  2. Transcription Factors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_factor
  3. Transcription Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q407384