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GO: Molecular Function

cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding

Term ID
GO:0000987
Synonyms
  • bacterial-type cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
  • bacterial-type proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
  • bacterial-type RNA polymerase core promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding
  • bacterial-type RNA polymerase enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding
  • bacterial-type RNA polymerase upstream activating sequence (UAS) sequence-specific DNA binding
  • cis-regulatory region binding
  • core promoter proximal region DNA binding
  • core promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding
  • enhancer binding
  • enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding
  • eubacterial-type RNA polymerase regulatory transcription factor sequence-specific DNA binding
  • promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding
  • proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
Definition
Binding to a specific upstream regulatory DNA sequence (transcription factor recognition sequence or binding site, located in cis relative to the transcription start site (i.e., on the same strand of DNA) of a gene transcribed by some RNA polymerase. Cis-regulatory sites are often referred to as a sequence motifs, enhancers, or silencers.
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