"Transcription Factors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Endogenous substances, usually proteins, which are effective in the initiation, stimulation, or termination of the genetic transcription process.
| Descriptor ID |
D014157
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.930
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| Concept/Terms |
Transcription Factors- Transcription Factors
- Factors, Transcription
- Transcription Factor
- Factor, Transcription
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 1997 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 1998 | 22 | 10 | 32 |
| 1999 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| 2000 | 35 | 21 | 56 |
| 2001 | 29 | 15 | 44 |
| 2002 | 57 | 24 | 81 |
| 2003 | 38 | 17 | 55 |
| 2004 | 42 | 22 | 64 |
| 2005 | 38 | 29 | 67 |
| 2006 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| 2007 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2008 | 18 | 27 | 45 |
| 2009 | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| 2010 | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| 2011 | 29 | 17 | 46 |
| 2012 | 25 | 32 | 57 |
| 2013 | 30 | 27 | 57 |
| 2014 | 29 | 28 | 57 |
| 2015 | 26 | 28 | 54 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 2017 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2018 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 2019 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2020 | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| 2021 | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| 2022 | 10 | 23 | 33 |
| 2023 | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| 2024 | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| 2025 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transcription Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Emergent 3D genome reorganization and graded gene control from the stepwise assembly of transcriptional condensates. Cell Rep. 2026 Sep 22; 45(9):117888.
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Intrinsic and non-cell-autonomous roles for the neurodevelopmental syndrome-linked transcription factor UNC-3/EBF. Nat Commun. 2026 Aug 11; 17(1).
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Asymmetric chromatin accessibility underlies anterior-posterior axis specification in moth fly embryos. PLoS Biol. 2026 Aug; 24(8):e3003896.
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Positional grammar of transcription factor binding partitions developmental and stress-response regulation in plants. Nat Commun. 2026 08 04; 17(1).
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Immune dysregulation in the prostates of C57BL/6Aire-/- mice mirrors that seen in human benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Pathol. 2026 Oct; 270(2):211-225.
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PBX-dependent and -independent Hox programs establish and maintain motor neuron terminal identity. Development. 2026 07 01; 153(13).
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Mechanosensitive FHL2 tunes endothelial function via microtubule-actomyosin crosstalk. EMBO J. 2026 Jul; 45(13):4569-4604.
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ChREBP drives ß-cell proliferation under metabolic stress but not in pregnancy-induced ß-cell expansion. J Diabetes Investig. 2026 Jun; 17(6):938-950.
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Molecular and cellular bases of trained immunity. Immunity. 2026 Apr 14; 59(4):897-910.
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Unlocking the HOX: Homeobox Genes as Regulators of Hematopoietic Development. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Apr 04; 27(7).