nitrogen catabolite repression of transcription

Term ID

GO:0090295

Synonyms

• negative regulation of transcription by nitrogen catabolites
• nitrogen catabolite repression

Definition

A transcription regulation process in which the presence of one nitrogen source leads to a decrease in the frequency, rate, or extent of transcription of specific genes involved in the metabolism of other nitrogen sources. 19104072

References

Ontology

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