TF2DNA Database

Introduction


Genetic regulation depends to a great extent on sequence-specific transcription factors. Transcription factors specifically recognize short DNA segments, also known as transcription factor binding sites, at promoter or enhancer regions to stimulate or repress the transcriptional process.


The TF2DNA database provides comprehensive information about transcription factor binding motifs and their regulated genes for five model organisms and humans. Binding motifs are gathered from experimental and theoretical sources. See the table below for complete statistics on the current number of binding motifs in the TF2DNA database and the corresponding references that identify the sources.


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Statistics




References

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