tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post4899590522253993320..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Controlling by cooperatingAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-90417631652711588542011-08-31T09:23:52.176-04:002011-08-31T09:23:52.176-04:00It's a good question, but perhaps one of defin...It's a good question, but perhaps one of definition. We're just reporting on a paper that we thought was interesting, and even that was just a specific example--and was touted by the editors in roughly the way we describe (as I remember).Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-51272157734568231382011-08-31T09:18:20.272-04:002011-08-31T09:18:20.272-04:00In this example, I'm not convinced that "...In this example, I'm not convinced that "A" can actually be called a TF? Seems that it's role is to recruit the remodeling complex and make it possible for "B" to bind, but it's not initiating any transcription, in which case I don't feel "A" can be called a TF, but maybe a "pre-TF" or something of that nature. i.e., if A is just a necessary part of the cascade required for expression of the b gene, where's the opportunity for competition?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com