TCT_motif (CURRENT_RELEASE) |
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SO Accession: | SO:0001959 (SOWiki) |
Definition: | A cis-regulatory element, conserved sequence YYC+1TTTYY, and spans -2 to +6 relative to +1 TSS. It is present in most ribosomal protein genes in Drosophila and mammals but not in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Resembles the initiator (TCAKTY in Drosophila) but functionally distinct from initiator. |
Synonyms: | polypyrimidine initiator, TCT element |
DB Xrefs: | PMID: 20801935 |
SO: myl | |
Parent: | core_eukaryotic_promoter_element (SO:0001660) |
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