FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

DNA-binding transcription repressor activity

ID (Ontology)

GO:0001217 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

A DNA-binding transcription factor activity that represses or decreases the transcription of specific gene sets.

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

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Full annotation statements	Genes
DNA-binding transcription repressor activity (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
enables \| DNA-binding transcription repressor activity

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  transcription regulator activity
   |__DNA-binding transcription factor activity
       |__DNA-binding transcription repressor activity  63 rec.
           |__DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific 60 rec.
           |__DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase III-specific
           |__ligand-modulated transcription repressor activity

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Relationships
Is a	DNA-binding transcription factor activity
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"bacterial-type DNA binding transcription repressor activity" NARROW "bacterial-type RNA polymerase core promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity involved in negative regulation of transcription" NARROW "bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcriptional repressor activity, cadmium ion regulated sequence-specific DNA binding" NARROW "bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcriptional repressor activity, copper ion regulated sequence-specific DNA binding" NARROW "bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcriptional repressor activity, metal ion regulated sequence-specific DNA binding" NARROW "bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcriptional repressor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding" NARROW "cadmium ion regulated sequence-specific DNA binding bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcription factor activity involved in negative regulation of transcription" NARROW "copper ion regulated sequence-specific DNA binding bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcription factor activity involved in negative regulation of transcription" NARROW "metal ion regulated sequence-specific DNA binding bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcription factor activity involved in negative regulation of transcription" NARROW "sequence-specific DNA binding bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcription factor activity involved in negative regulation of transcription" NARROW "transcriptional repressor activity, bacterial-type RNA polymerase core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding" NARROW "transcriptional repressor activity, bacterial-type RNA polymerase proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding" NARROW
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