TATA-Binding Protein

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP) binds to TATA box in DNA and is part of the RNA polymerase II transcription complex. The transcription factor proteins are named TFIIA to TFIIH. TBP is part of TFIID. Its interaction with DNA initiates the DNA strands separation. See also

• Transcription and RNA Processing
  
• Yeast TATA Binding Protein.

Additional information

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Called the to represent its thymine-adenine-thymine-adenine-adenine (TATAA) nucleotide motif

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