"CCCTC-Binding Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A repressor protein with poly(ADP)-ribose binding activity that binds CHROMATIN and DNA; its structure consisting of 11 CYS2-HIS2 ZINC FINGERS allows it to recognize many different DNA target sites. It functions as a repressor by binding to INSULATOR ELEMENTS and preventing interaction between promoters and nearby enhancers and silencers. It plays a critical role in EPIGENETIC PROCESSES, including GENOMIC IMPRINTING.
| Descriptor ID |
D000076246
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.687.157 D12.776.260.120 D12.776.660.235.050 D12.776.660.720.157 D12.776.664.235.050 D12.776.930.780.563
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| Concept/Terms |
CCCTC-Binding Factor- CCCTC-Binding Factor
- CCCTC Binding Factor
- DNA-Binding Protein CTCF
- CTCF, DNA-Binding Protein
- DNA Binding Protein CTCF
- CTCF Protein
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CTCF-dependent chromatin bias constitutes transient epigenetic memory of the mother at the H19-Igf2 imprinting control region in prospermatogonia. PLoS Genet. 2010 Nov 24; 6(11):e1001224.