Preferred Label : HIV enhancer;
MeSH definition : Cis-acting regulatory sequences in the HIV long terminal repeat (LTR) which play a
major role in induction or augmentation of HIV gene expression in response to environmental
stimuli such as mitogens, phorbol esters, or other viruses. The HIV enhancer is the
binding site for many cellular transcription factors including the nuclear factor
NF-kappa B.;
MeSH synonym : enhancer, hiv; enhancers, hiv; hiv enhancers;
MeSH hyponym : HIV-1 enhancer; NF-kappa B-Binding site, HIV; Enhancer, HIV-1; Enhancers, HIV-1; HIV 1 Enhancer; HIV-1 Enhancers; NF kappa B Binding Site, HIV; NF-kB-Binding Site, HIV; HIV NF-kB-Binding Site; HIV NF-kB-Binding Sites; NF-kB-Binding Sites, HIV; Site, HIV NF-kB-Binding; Sites, HIV NF-kB-Binding; NF-kB Binding Site, HIV; NF kB Binding Site, HIV; HIV NF-kappa B-Binding Site; HIV NF kappa B Binding Site;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D016322;
UMLS CUI : C0079516;
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Cis-acting regulatory sequences in the HIV long terminal repeat (LTR) which play a
major role in induction or augmentation of HIV gene expression in response to environmental
stimuli such as mitogens, phorbol esters, or other viruses. The HIV enhancer is the
binding site for many cellular transcription factors including the nuclear factor
NF-kappa B.