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Transcription Factor AP-2 MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Transcription Factor AP-2
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.260.760
D12.776.930.907
Unique ID
D050656
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050656
Annotation
see SCR for organism-specific terms
Scope Note
A family of DNA binding proteins that regulate expression of a variety of GENES during CELL DIFFERENTIATION and APOPTOSIS. Family members contain a highly conserved carboxy-terminal basic HELIX-TURN-HELIX MOTIF involved in dimerization and sequence-specific DNA binding.
Entry Term(s)
AP-2 Enhancer Binding Protein
AP-2 alpha Protein
AP-2 beta Protein
AP-2 epsilon Protein
AP-2 gamma Protein
AP-2delta Protein
Activator Protein AP-2
Enhancer-Binding Protein AP-2
TFAP2B Protein
TFAP2alpha Protein
Transcription Factor AP-2 alpha Protein
Transcription Factor AP-2 beta Protein
Transcription Factor AP-2 delta Protein
Transcription Factor AP-2 epsilon Protein
Transcription Factor AP-2 gamma Protein
Transcription Factor AP-2alpha
Transcription Factor AP-2beta
Transcription Factor AP-2epsilon
Transcription Factor AP-2gamma
Transcription Factor AP2
Transcription Factor Ap-2delta
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
DNA-Binding Proteins (1987-2005)
Transcription Factors (1987-2005)
Public MeSH Note
2006; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-2 was indexed under TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS & DNA-BINDING PROTEINS 1987-2005
History Note
2006(1987)
Date Established
2006/01/01
Date of Entry
2005/06/30
Revision Date
2013/07/09
Transcription Factor AP-2 Preferred
Transcription Factor AP-2 beta Protein Narrower
Transcription Factor AP-2 gamma Protein Narrower
Transcription Factor AP-2 alpha Protein Narrower
Transcription Factor AP-2 delta Protein Narrower
Transcription Factor AP-2 epsilon Protein Narrower
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