| Transcription factor glossary
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| • coactivator – a protein that works with transcription factors to increase the rate of gene transcription
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| • corepressor – a protein that works with transcription factors to decrease the rate of gene transcription
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| • downregulation, repression, or suppression – decrease the rate of gene transcription
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| • factor – a substance, such as a protein, that contributes to the cause of a specific biochemical reaction or bodily process
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| • general transcription factor – a transcription factor that activates gene transcription
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| • gene transcription - copying of DNA into messenger RNA or various types of ncRNA or miscRNA by RNA polymerase
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| • transcriptional regulation – modulating the rate of gene transcription
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| • upregulation, activation, or promotion – increase the rate of gene transcription
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