The reason for obsoletion is that this concept is partly covered by other concepts in the ontology and usage has been inconsistent.

obsolete transcription factor activity, transcription factor binding

GO:0000989

OBSOLETE. Binding to a specific transcription factor, which may be a single protein or a complex, in order to modulate transcription. A protein binding transcription factor may or may not also interact with the template nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) as well.

transcription factor binding transcription factor activity

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krc

2010-08-10T04:57:43Z

molecular_function

GO:0000989