CFOS

C-Fos

In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, c-Fos is a proto-oncogene that is the human homolog of the retroviral oncogene v-fos. It was first discovered in rat fibroblasts as the transforming gene of the FBJ MSV . It is a part of a bigger Fos family of transcription factors which includes c-Fos, FosB, Fra-1 and Fra-2 as well as smaller FosB splice variants, FosB2 and deltaFosB2. It has been mapped to chromosome region 14q21→q31. C-fos encodes a 62 kDa protein, which forms heterodimer with c-jun, resulting in the formation of AP-1 complex which binds DNA at AP-1 specific sites at the promoter and enhancer regions of target genes and converts extracellular ...

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CFOS

CFOS is an AM radio station broadcasting from downtown Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. They play oldies, classic adult contemporary music, and news, and are branded as 560 CFOS. 560 CFOS is owned and operated by Bayshore Broadcasting of Owen Sound.

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