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C-Repeat Binding Factor

transcription factor

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ5005910 ↗
Source-derived summary

C-Repeat Binding Factors (CBFs) are transcription factors in plants involved in response to low temperature.

Also known as Dehydration Response Element Binding factors (DREBs), they are a subfamily of AP2 DNA-binding domain transcription factors. Mutation studies on CBF genes in Arabidopsis thaliana have shown significant effects on sensitivity to both freezing and salinity.

References

Stockinger, E. J., Gilmour, S. J. & Thomashow, M.F. (1997) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.

Editorial summary

“C-Repeat Binding Factor” enters the record as transcription factor. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what C-Repeat, Binding and Factor can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1997—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around C-Repeat, Binding and Factor.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5005910. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1997.

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This entry incorporates text from “C-Repeat Binding Factor” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.