Proteins which maintain the transcriptional quiescence of specific GENES or OPERONS. Classical repressor proteins are DNA-binding proteins that are normally bound to the OPERATOR REGION of an operon, or the ENHANCER SEQUENCES of a gene until a signal occurs that causes their release.
Entry Term(s)
Repressor Molecules
Transcriptional Silencing Factors
Previous Indexing
Bacterial Proteins (1966-1978)
Enzyme Repression (1966-1978)
Genes, Regulator (1968-1978)
Transcription, Genetic (1973-1978)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS 1979-90
History Note
91(79); was see under TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS 1979-90
Proteins which maintain the transcriptional quiescence of specific GENES or OPERONS. Classical repressor proteins are DNA-binding proteins that are normally bound to the OPERATOR REGION of an operon, or the ENHANCER SEQUENCES of a gene until a signal occurs that causes their release.
