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Upstream Stimulatory Factors

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Definition: Ubiquitously expressed basic HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIF transcription factors. They bind CANNTG sequences in the promoters of a variety of GENES involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.      Other names USF, Helix-Loop-Helix Activator; Helix Loop Helix Activator USF; USF Transcription Factors; Helix-Loop-Helix Activator USF
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Usf2 protein, rat  0   *Upstream Stimulatory Factors.
Usf2 protein, mouse  0   *Upstream Stimulatory Factors.
USF2 protein, human  0   *Upstream Stimulatory Factors.
Usf1 protein, mouse  0   *Upstream Stimulatory Factors.
Usf1 protein, rat  0   *Upstream Stimulatory Factors.
USF1 protein, human  0   *Upstream Stimulatory Factors.
B1 factor, Xenopus  0   *Upstream Stimulatory Factors. Mol Cell Biol 1991;11(1):412

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