cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding

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Namecis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
IDGO_0000987
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Molecular function

Alternative ID

GO:0000986, GO:0001150, GO:0001158, GO:0001159, GO:0035326

Description

Binding to a specific upstream regulatory DNA sequence (transcription factor recognition sequence or binding site, located in cis relative to the transcription start site (i.e., on the same strand of DNA) of a gene transcribed by some RNA polymerase. Cis-regulatory sites are often referred to as a sequence motifs, enhancers, or silencers.

Related synonym

cis-regulatory region binding, enhancer binding, enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding

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