Drosophila Core Promoter Motifs

MotifConsensusPosition Relative to TSS
BREuSSRCGCC-38
TATA BoxTATAWAAR-31 or -30
BREdRTDKKKK-23
InrTCAKTY-2
MTECSARCSSAAC+18
DPERGWYVT+28
Ohler_motif1YGGTCACACTRNA
DREWATCGATWNA
Ohler_motif5AWCAGCTGWTNA
Ohler_motif6KTYRGTATWTTTNA
Ohler_motif7KNNCAKCNCTRNYNA
Ohler_motif8MKSYGGCARCGSYSSNA

Consensus sequences for the Drosophila core promoter motifs were obtained from Juven-Gershon and Kadonaga 2010 and Ohler et al. 2002