Nuclear factor
Type: protein Aliases: transcription factors
Systems Analogy
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A DNA-binding transcription factor protein that translocates to the cell nucleus to control transcription and coordinate physiological adaptations.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographNelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Nuclear factors recruit transcription machinery to target loci."