Transcription factor–DNA binding: beyond binding site motifs

S Inukai, KH Kock, ML Bulyk - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2017 - Elsevier
Sequence-specific transcription factors (TFs) regulate gene expression by binding to cis-
regulatory elements in promoter and enhancer DNA. While studies of TF–DNA binding have …

Mechanisms of transcription factor selectivity

Y Pan, CJ Tsai, B Ma, R Nussinov - Trends in Genetics, 2010 - cell.com
The initiation of transcription is regulated by transcription factors (TFs) binding to DNA
response elements (REs). How do TFs recognize specific binding sites among the many …

[HTML][HTML] Low-affinity binding sites and the transcription factor specificity paradox in eukaryotes

JF Kribelbauer, C Rastogi… - Annual review of cell …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Eukaryotic transcription factors (TFs) from the same structural family tend to bind similar DNA
sequences, despite the ability of these TFs to execute distinct functions in vivo. The cell …

[HTML][HTML] Absence of a simple code: how transcription factors read the genome

M Slattery, T Zhou, L Yang, ACD Machado… - Trends in biochemical …, 2014 - cell.com
Transcription factors (TFs) influence cell fate by interpreting the regulatory DNA within a
genome. TFs recognize DNA in a specific manner; the mechanisms underlying this …

[HTML][HTML] DNA-binding specificities of human transcription factors

A Jolma, J Yan, T Whitington, J Toivonen, KR Nitta… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Although the proteins that read the gene regulatory code, transcription factors (TFs), have
been largely identified, it is not well known which sequences TFs can recognize. We have …

Transcription factors: specific DNA binding and specific gene regulation

AL Todeschini, A Georges, RA Veitia - Trends in genetics, 2014 - cell.com
Specific recognition of cis-regulatory regions is essential for correct gene regulation in
response to developmental and environmental signals. Such DNA sequences are …

Generic binding sites, generic DNA‐binding domains: where does specific promoter recognition come from?

AB Georges, BA Benayoun, S Caburet… - The FASEB …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A transcription reaction relies on the specific recognition of cis‐regulatory regions containing
short DNA motifs. Such sequences are bound by transcription factors (TFs) involved in the …

A widespread role of the motif environment in transcription factor binding across diverse protein families

I Dror, T Golan, C Levy, R Rohs… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Transcriptional regulation requires the binding of transcription factors (TFs) to short
sequence-specific DNA motifs, usually located at the gene regulatory regions. Interestingly …

Unraveling determinants of transcription factor binding outside the core binding site

M Levo, E Zalckvar, E Sharon, ACD Machado… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Binding of transcription factors (TFs) to regulatory sequences is a pivotal step in the control
of gene expression. Despite many advances in the characterization of sequence motifs …

[HTML][HTML] The human transcription factors

SA Lambert, A Jolma, LF Campitelli, PK Das, Y Yin… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Transcription factors (TFs) recognize specific DNA sequences to control chromatin and
transcription, forming a complex system that guides expression of the genome. Despite keen …