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Repressors & Activators
Repressors and activators are transcription factors -- proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences and regulate the transcription of a nearby gene or genes. They also bind "ligands," small molecules that play a role in repressing or activating transcription by altering the conformation (3D-shape) of the transcription factor.