GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0016602 - CCAAT-binding factor complex
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0016602
- Name
- CCAAT-binding factor complex
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- A heteromeric transcription factor complex that binds to the CCAAT-box upstream of promoters; functions as both an activator and a repressor, depending on its interacting cofactors. Typically trimeric consisting of NFYA, NFYB and NFYC subunits. In Saccharomyces, it activates the transcription of genes in response to growth in a nonfermentable carbon source and consists of four known subunits: HAP2, HAP3, HAP4 and HAP5.
