"Transcriptional regulators" refers to proteins or molecules that control the process of transcription, which is the first step of gene expression. They determine if and how a gene is turned on or off, thereby influencing the production of specific proteins in our body.
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- A team of researchers led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) previously found that upon the onset of lactation after birth, milk lipids serve as a ligand to activate the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator - activated receptor (PPAR) α, which is a key transcriptional regulator of liver fat metabolism. (sciencedaily.com)
- The DNase I data exploits a structural feature of regulatory DNA that's been known for decades: the binding of sequence - specific transcriptional regulators in place of nucleosomes creates DNase I hypersensitive sites, or DHSs. (massgenomics.org)
- Expression of MyoD, a skeletal muscle - specific transcriptional regulator, activated the expression of the Cdk inhibitor p21 during differentiation of murine myocytes and in nonmyogenic cells. (science.sciencemag.org)
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