Human Gene Set: GOMF_SEQUENCE_SPECIFIC_DNA_BINDING

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see GOMF_SEQUENCE_SPECIFIC_DNA_BINDING

Standard name GOMF_SEQUENCE_SPECIFIC_DNA_BINDING
Systematic name M19027
Brief description Binding to DNA of a specific nucleotide composition, e.g. GC-rich DNA binding, or with a specific sequence motif or type of DNA e.g. promotor binding or rDNA binding. [GOC:jl]
Full description or abstract  
Collection C5: Ontology
      GO: Gene Ontology
            GO:MF: GO Molecular Function
Source publication  
Exact source GO:0043565
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External links http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0043565
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Source species Homo sapiens
Contributed by Gene Ontology (Gene Ontology Consortium)
Source platform or
identifier namespace		 Human_NCBI_Gene_ID
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Version history 2026.1.Hs: Updated to GO Release 2025-10-10.


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