Term Information

Accession
GO:1990378
Name
upstream stimulatory factor complex
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
USF complex, USF1 homodimer, USF1-USF2 heterodimer, USF2 homodimer
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A protein complex capable of sequence-specific DNA binding RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity through binding to a symmetrical DNA sequence (E-boxes) (5'-CACGTG-3'). Found in a variety of viral and cellular promoters. Source: PMID:8576131, GOC:bhm
Comment
An example of this is USF1 in human (UniProt symbol P22415) in PMID:8576131 (inferred from direct assay).
History
See term history for GO:1990378 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of upstream stimulatory factor complex (GO:1990378)
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upstream stimulatory factor complex [is_a relation] is_a  RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex (GO:0090575)

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