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| − | Repressors and activators are transcription factors -- proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences and regulate the transcription of one or more nearby genes. They also bind "ligands," small molecules that play a role in repressing or activating transcription by altering the | + | Repressors and activators are transcription factors -- proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences and regulate the transcription of one or more nearby genes. They also bind "ligands," small molecules that play a role in repressing or activating transcription by altering the conformations (3D-shape) of the transcription factors. |
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The crystal structure of the tryptophan repressor dimer binding to its palindromic DNA operator sequence fragment.
Repressors & Activators
Repressors and activators are transcription factors -- proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences and regulate the transcription of one or more nearby genes. They also bind "ligands," small molecules that play a role in repressing or activating transcription by altering the conformations (3D-shape) of the transcription factors.