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.