title: Gene-selective developmental roles of general transcription factors.
abstract: Innumerable transcription factors integrate cellular and intercellular signals to generate a profile of expressed genes that is characteristic of the biochemical and cellular properties of the cell. This profile of expressed genes changes dynamically along with the developmental stage and differentiation state of the cell. The biochemical machinery upon which transcription factors integrate their signals is referred to as the general transcription machinery. However, this machinery is not of universal composition, and variants of the general transcription factors play specific roles in embryonic development, reflecting the constraints and requirements of developmental gene regulation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. VeenstrG@exchange.nih.gov
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Veenstra
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Wolffe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016385:TATA Box; D035381:TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factors; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000502:physiology; D035561:Transcription Factor TFIIA; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C119951:GTF2A1L protein, human; D035381:TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factors; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators; D035561:Transcription Factor TFIIA; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors; C084120:e(y)1 protein, Drosophila