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Preferred Name

TATA Box
Synonyms

TATA Box

Definitions

A consensus sequence found in the promoter region of most genes transcribed by eukaryotic RNA polymerase II. It is found about 25 nucleotides before the site of initiation of transcription and has the consensus sequence: 5' TATAAAA 3'. This sequence seems to be important in determining accurately the position at which transcription is initiated.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13293

code

C13293

DEFINITION

A consensus sequence found in the promoter region of most genes transcribed by eukaryotic RNA polymerase II. It is found about 25 nucleotides before the site of initiation of transcription and has the consensus sequence: 5' TATAAAA 3'. This sequence seems to be important in determining accurately the position at which transcription is initiated.

FULL_SYN

TATA Box

label

TATA Box

Legacy Concept Name

TATA_Box

Preferred_Name

TATA Box

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C13293

Semantic_Type

Nucleotide Sequence

UMLS_CUI

C0080206

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13445

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