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Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins

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Definition: Sterol regulatory element binding proteins are basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factors that bind the sterol regulatory element TCACNCCAC. They are synthesized as precursors that are threaded into the MEMBRANES of the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM.     
Examples Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1; Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2 		Other names SREBP Proteins
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Srebf2 protein, rat  0   *Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins Leucine Zippers Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs. Mol Cell Biol 2002 Dec;22(24):8478-90
HLH106 protein, Drosophila  0   *Drosophila Proteins *Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 Feb 6;93(3):1195-9

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