Chemicals and Drugs

Sp1 Transcription Factor

Promoter-specific RNA polymerase II transcription factor that binds to the GC box, one of the upstream promoter elements, in mammalian cells. The binding of Sp1 is necessary for the initiation of transcription in the promoters of a variety of cellular and viral GENES.

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Promoter-specific RNA polymerase II transcription factor that binds to the GC box, one of the upstream promoter elements, in mammalian cells. The binding of Sp1 is necessary for the initiation of transcription in the promoters of a variety of cellular and viral GENES.

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  • Specificity Protein 1 Transcription Factor
  • Transcription Factor, Sp1

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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/drug eff /ultrastruct permitted; in titles & translations use SP1 (the figure one), not SPl (the letter l)

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History Note

2006(1991)

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  • DNA-Binding Proteins (1986-1990)
  • Transcription Factors (1986-1990)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Sp1 Transcription Factor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016329. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016329
  2. Sp1 Transcription Factor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4049840