Transcription factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012200",
  "term": "Transcription factor",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A protein that controls the rate at which genetic information is transcribed from DNA into messenger RNA by binding to a specific DNA sequence. These proteins regulate gene expression by either promoting or blocking the recruitment of RNA polymerase, the enzyme that performs transcription. Transcription factors contain at least one DNA-binding domain that attaches to a specific sequence of DNA adjacent to the genes that they regulate.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 814 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/transcription-factor/"
}