GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0001046 - core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0001046
- Name
- core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Binding to a sequence of DNA that is part of a core promoter region. The core promoter is composed of the transcription start site and binding sites for the RNA polymerase and the basal transcription machinery. The transcribed region might be described as a gene, cistron, or operon.
