Mike Livstone
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2010-05-26
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Is the Human FOXP3 GO:0016565 annotation from PMID: 16920951 correct? The term is confusing and is actually a more specific child of GO:0016564 "transcription repression activity"; the definition is "any activity that stops or downregulates transcription of genes *globally*, and is *not specific to a particular gene or gene set*. " The paper shows repression activity, but not globally. "Transcription repression activity" would be better.
(Submitted while curating PTHR11829 with PAINT)