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Transcription Factors, TFII MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Transcription Factors, TFII
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.260.775.875
D12.776.930.930.875
Unique ID
D019473
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019473
Scope Note
The so-called general transcription factors that bind to RNA POLYMERASE II and that are required to initiate transcription. They include TFIIA; TFIIB; TFIID; TFIIE; TFIIF; TFIIH; TFII-I; and TFIIJ. In vivo they apparently bind in an ordered multi-step process and/or may form a large preinitiation complex called RNA polymerase II holoenzyme.
Entry Term(s)
TFII Transcription Factors
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Transcription Factors (1979-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Introduced
1997/01/01
Last Updated
2005/06/30
Transcription Factors, TFII Preferred
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