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. 1996 Jan 1;24(1):238–241. doi: 10.1093/nar/24.1.238

TRANSFAC: a database on transcription factors and their DNA binding sites.

E Wingender 1, P Dietze 1, H Karas 1, R Knüppel 1
PMCID: PMC145586  PMID: 8594589

Abstract

TRANSFAC is a database about eukaryotic transcription regulating DNA sequence elements and the transcription factors binding to and acting through them. This report summarizes the present status of this database and accompanying retrieval tools.

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