Hepatocyte nuclear factors

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HNF
Pronunciation
/ˌhɛp.ə.təˌsaɪt ˈnjuː.kli.ər ˈfæk.tərz/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Nuclear

Examples in Context

  1. Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in Rats by Hepatocyte Nuclear Factors 4 α and Its Molecular Mechanism
  2. Hepatocyte nuclear factors(HNF) ( HNFs ) are transcription factors that regulate the expression of liver specific gene, and important for liver differentiation and metabolism.
  3. Study of HBV expression regulation is one of the hotspots during Molecular biology field recently. Various of hepatocyte nuclear factors and regulatory elements display their function on transcriptional regulation by interacting with HBV promoters.

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