| Feature | TATA_signal |
| Definition | TATA box; Goldberg-Hogness box; a conserved AT-rich septamer found about 25 bp before the start point of each eukaryotic RNA polymerase II transcript unit which may be involved in positioning the enzyme for correct initiation; consensus=TATA(A or T)A(A or T) [1,2] |
| Optional Qualifiers |
/allele="free text" /gene="free text" /gene_synonym="free text" /map="free text" /note="free text" |
| Organism scope | eukaryotes and eukaryotic viruses |
| Molecule Scope | DNA |
| References | [1] Efstratiadis, A. et al. Cell 21, 653-668 (1980) [2] Corden, J., et al. "Promoter sequences of eukaryotic protein-encoding genes" Science 209, 1406-1414 (1980) |