regulon

noun

Etymology

From regulate + -on.

  1. borrowed from regulatus
  2. suffixed as regulon — “regulate + on

Definitions

  1. A group of genes that are regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a…

    A group of genes that are regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a regulon share a common regulatory element binding site or promoter. The genes comprising a regulon may be located non-contiguously in the genome

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for regulon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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