DESCRIPTION:Bernadt et al. 2005: NF-Y is a bifunctional transcription factor capable of activating or repressing transcription. NF-Y specifically recognizes CCAAT box motifs present in many eukaryotic promoters. The mechanisms involved in regulating its activity are poorly understood.
Members of this family
SHOULD possess CBFB_NFYA CBFD_NFYB_HMF CCAAT-Dr1 NF-YB NF-YC domains
References
Bernadt, CT; Nowling, T; Wiebe, MS; Rizzino, A. 2005. NF-Y behaves as a bifunctional transcription factor that can stimulate or repress the FGF-4 promoter in an enhancer-dependent manner. Gene Expr. 12(3):193-212 PUBMEDID:16128003
Li, XY; Mantovani, R; Hooft van Huijsduijnen, R; Andre, I; Benoist, C; Mathis, D. 1992. Evolutionary variation of the CCAAT-binding transcription factor NF-Y. Nucleic Acids Res. 20(5):1087-91 PUBMEDID:1549471