GO:0140223: general transcription initiation factor activity (Molecular function)

"A molecular function required for core promoter activity that mediates the assembly of the RNA polymerase holoenzyme at promoter DNA to form the pre-initiation complex (PIC). General transcription factors (GTFs) bind to and open promoter DNA, initiate RNA synthesis and stimulate the escape of the polymerase from the promoter. Not all subunits of the general transcription factor are necessarily present at all promoters to initiate transcription. GTFs act at each promoter, although the exact subunit composition at individual promoters may vary." [GOC:txnOH-2018]


There are 364 sequences with this label.

Enriched clusters
Name Species % in cluster p-value corrected p-value action
Cluster_37 Brassica rapa 1.47 % 0.006633 0.031063
Cluster_286 Brassica rapa 1.82 % 0.005368 0.045152
Cluster_138 Brassica rapa 1.69 % 0.005757 0.020412
Cluster_132 Lactuca sativa 0.53 % 0.004806 0.039597
Sequences (364) (download table)

Info: GO-associations disabled for items with more than 300 associated sequences !
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