Phenomena and Processes

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.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Hogness Box
  • Box, Hogness
  • Box, TATA

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Previous Indexing

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

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  1. G02.111.570.080w.689w.675w.850w
  2. G05.360w.080w.689w.675w.850w
  3. G05.360w.340w.024.340w.137.750w.680w.850w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. TATA Box. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016385. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016385
  2. TATA Box. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TATA_box
  3. TATA Box. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413955