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-	Transactivator (activator): Using more formal genetic verbiage, a transactivator is the gene product of a gene that acts in trans to activate the expression of target genes. More generally, a transactivator is almost always a DNA binding protein that binds to promoter sequences to activate the transcription of nearby genes. In the context of genes and gene expression, "activator" is almost always a synonym for transactivator.	+	Transactivator (activator): a DNA binding protein that binds to promoter sequences to activate the transcription of nearby genes. In the context of gene expression, "activator" is usually a synonym for transactivator. Compare with positive regulator.