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General transcription factor, a Common card
General transcription factors, also known as basal transcriptional factors, are a class of protein transcription factors that bind to specific sites on DNA to activate transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 36
- Power
- 94
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,100
Power 94 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
General transcription factor quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the General transcription factor card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
GTFs are also intimately involved in the ______ of gene regulation, and most are required for life.
Answer
process. GTFs are also intimately involved in the process of gene regulation, and most are required for life. From the General transcription factor article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Neil J. Gunther. Neil J. Gunther 61 · General transcription factor 58 · Dwingeloo 1 54 · Gendt 49 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Eric Turkheimer. Eric Turkheimer 8,900 · General transcription factor 5,100 · Luciano Maiani 3,500 · Karl Bremer Hospital 2,300 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- GTFs, RNA polymerase, and the mediator constitute the basic transcriptional apparatus that first bind to the promoter, then start transcription.
- GTFs are also intimately involved in the process of gene regulation, and most are required for life.
- A transcription factor is a protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, either alone or with other proteins in a complex, to control the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA by promoting or blocking the recruitment of RNA polymerase.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The General transcription factor article was read about 5,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 36: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get General transcription factor
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, General transcription factor (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kelvin13, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
