Category
page 1Regulatory sequences
TATA box
AT-rich sequence located at a fixed distance upstream of the transcription start site
Pribnow box
DNA sequence required in bacterial promoters for transcription
operator
in genetics, a segment of DNA to which a repressor binds
regulatory sequence
type of nucleic acid that affects the expression of associated genes
CAAT box
DNA consensus sequence of 5'-GGCCAATCT-3'
initiator element
a series of nucleotides including a transcription start site on one DNA strand whose presence in a gene promoter eventually leads to a chain reaction or polymerization such as transcription