edugeneedugene2013
All
  • Institution/s: Universidad de Saarbrücken, Universidad de Valladolid
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 69
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Ana María ALCONCHEL SEBASTIÁN, Gloria GONZÁLEZ-CALERO, Inés PLAZA FONTANET, Patricia ROJO DE DOMINGO
  • Creation / modification date: 30-01-2014
  • Term: CAT box
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: A conserved sequence found within the promoter region of the protein-encoding genes of many eukaryotic organisms which has the canonical sequence GGPyCAATCT.
  • Context: A CAT box […] is often located at about -80bp, which is an important determinant of promoter efficiency.
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: MURKEN, Jan (Hrsg.) (2006). Taschenlehrbuch Humangenetik. 8., überarb. Aufl. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag, 11. TARIVERDIAN, Gholamali, BUSELMAIER, Werner (2004). Humangenetik. 3. Aufl. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 223, 11.
    • Definition: MURKEN, Jan (Hrsg.) (2006). Taschenlehrbuch Humangenetik. 8., überarb. Aufl. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag, 11. Tariverdian , Gholamali, Buselmaier Werne (2004). Humangenetik. 3. Aufl. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 223, 22.
    • Context: MUNK, Katharina (Hrsg.) (2010). Taschenlehrbuch Biologie: Genetik. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag, 440.
See this term in