Computational approach reveals myriad of protein pairs that combine to regulate gene activity
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Transcription factor (TF) proteins switch particular genes on and off by homing in on specific sequences of nucleotides scattered throughout the genome. In some cases, this regulation is a team effort, where pairs of TFs—or 'dimers'—come together to modulate one target gene.