"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 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 1997 | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| 1998 | 24 | 11 | 35 |
| 1999 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 2000 | 36 | 21 | 57 |
| 2001 | 30 | 15 | 45 |
| 2002 | 57 | 25 | 82 |
| 2003 | 41 | 18 | 59 |
| 2004 | 43 | 23 | 66 |
| 2005 | 38 | 30 | 68 |
| 2006 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 2007 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2008 | 18 | 27 | 45 |
| 2009 | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| 2010 | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| 2011 | 30 | 17 | 47 |
| 2012 | 25 | 32 | 57 |
| 2013 | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| 2014 | 29 | 28 | 57 |
| 2015 | 26 | 29 | 55 |
| 2016 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 2017 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2018 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 2019 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2020 | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| 2021 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 2022 | 10 | 23 | 33 |
| 2023 | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| 2024 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transcription Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Independent control of neurogenesis and dorsoventral patterning by NKX2-2. Genes Dev. 2026 Mar 02; 40(5-6):384-395.
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Transcription factor Etv3 controls the tolerogenic function of dendritic cells. Science. 2026 Feb 12; 391(6786):eads1246.
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Single-Neuron Labeling in Drosophila Using Multicolor FLP-Out. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2025 Dec 01; 2025(12):pdb.prot108422.
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Transcriptional control of natural killer cell antitumor activity. Trends Immunol. 2025 Dec; 46(12):779-790.
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Selective Alanine Transporter Utilization Is a Therapeutic Vulnerability in ARID1A-Mutant Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Res. 2025 Sep 15; 85(18):3471-3489.
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A novel regulator of the fungal phosphate starvation response revealed by transcriptional profiling and DNA affinity purification sequencing. mBio. 2025 Oct 08; 16(10):e0202325.
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Two deeply conserved non-coding sequences control PLETHORA1/2 expression and coordinate embryo and root development. Plant Commun. 2025 Oct 13; 6(10):101466.
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The structure of an ancient genotype-phenotype map shaped the functional evolution of a protein family. Nat Ecol Evol. 2025 Sep; 9(9):1656-1669.
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Functional modulation of retrotrapezoid neurons drives fentanyl-induced respiratory depression. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2025 Sep 01; 329(3):L357-L375.
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NFAT5 dictates crosstalk between intestinal epithelial regenerative capacity and microbiota in murine colitis models. J Clin Invest. 2025 Sep 16; 135(18).