Table 1 Putative cis- acting regulatory elements associated with ABA and various stresses in SiLEA14 promoter region

ABRE

ACGTG

−793, −792, −133, −78, −77

ABA-mediated regulation of transcription; Required for etiolation-induced expression of erd1 in Arabidopsis

[34],[35]

RYACGTGGY

−79

ABRE element involved in Arabidopsis dehydration-responsive gene rd22

[33]

ACGT

−792, −382, −132, −77

Involved in ABA response; Required for etiolation-induced expression of erd1 in Arabidopsis

[34],[36]

DRE

ACCGAC

−158

DBF1 and DBF2 binding site in the maize rab17 gene promoter involved in ABA induction

[38]

RCCGAC

−158

DRE/CRT regulatory element involved in dehydration, cold or sanility responsiveness

[38]

RYCGAC

−158

Binding site of barley CBF1 and CBF2 involved in cold acclimation

[37]

MYC

CACATG

−1034, −485

MYC binding site in rd22 gene of Arabidopsis; ABA-induction

[55]

CANNTG

−1034, −867, −793, −666, −588, −553, −485, −468, −433, −78

MYC recognition site in rd22, CBF3 and many other genes in Arabidopsis; Binding site of ICE1 that regulates the transcription of CBF/DREB1 genes in the cold in Arabidopsis

[41],[42]

CATGTG

−1034, −485

MYC recognition sequence necessary for expression of erd1 in dehydrated Arabidopsis; Binding site of NAC which is stress-inducible

[34],[43]

MYB

CNGTTR

−468, −465, −360

MYB binding site involved in regulation of genes that are responsive to water stress in Arabidopsis

[39],[40]

YAACKG

−468

MYB recognition sequence found in the promoters of rd22 and many other genes in Arabidopsis

[41]