Term Name: | transcription regulatory region DNA binding |
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Synonyms: | regulatory region DNA binding |
Definition: | Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a DNA region that regulates the transcription of a region of DNA, which may be a gene, cistron, or operon. Binding may occur as a sequence specific interaction or as an interaction observed only once a factor has been recruited to the DNA by other factors. |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0044212] QuickGO AmiGO |