TATA Box

A conserved A-T rich sequence which is contained in promoters for RNA polymerase II. The segment is seven base pairs long and the nucleotides most commonly found are TATAAAA.

Year introduced: 1991

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Tree Number(s): G02.111.570.080.689.675.850, G05.360.080.689.675.850, G05.360.340.024.340.137.750.680.850

MeSH Unique ID: D016385

Entry Terms:

• Box, TATA
• Hogness Box
• Box, Hogness

Previous Indexing:

• Base Sequence (1981-1990)
• Molecular Sequence Data (1988-1990)

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Chemical Phenomena
Biochemical Phenomena
Molecular Structure
Base Sequence
Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Promoter Regions, Genetic
TATA Box

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Genetic Phenomena
Genetic Structures
Base Sequence
Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Promoter Regions, Genetic
TATA Box

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Genetic Structures
Genome
Genome Components
Genes
Gene Components
Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional
Promoter Regions, Genetic
TATA Box