transcriptional network
nounUK /trænˈskrɪpʃənəl ˈnɛtwɜːk/
US /trænˈskrɪpʃənəl ˈnɛtwɜːrk/
A group of genes and the switches that control them, all working together like a team.
Scientists mapped the transcriptional network that controls how the cell responds to stress.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A diagram showing which transcription factors control which genes.
The paper includes a transcriptional network diagram with arrows between factors and targets.
3. The set of all transcription interactions active in a particular cell type.
The transcriptional network of liver cells differs from that of muscle cells.
4. A computational model used to predict gene activity from regulatory connections.
They built a transcriptional network model to simulate the immune response.