Table 1 Putative cis-acting regulatory elements identified in the promoter sequence of BpMYC4 using the PlantCARE database

5’UTR Py-rich stretch

+458

TTTCTTCTCT

cis-acting element conferring high transcription levels

ABRE

+773

CGCACGTGTC

cis-acting element involved in abscisic acid response

ATGCAAAT motif

−540

ATACAAAT

cis-acting regulatory element associated with the TGAGTCA motif

CAAT-box

−65, −54, +265, +829,

+137, +669, −409,

−831, −66, −555, +287,

−830, +219, +828, +538

CAATT,

CAAAT,

CAAT,

CCAAT

common cis-acting element in promoter and enhancer regions

G-Box

−376, −775, −376, +843,

−775

CACGTT,

CACGTC

cis-acting regulatory element involved in light response

GCN4_motif

−321

TGTGTCA

cis-regulatory element involved in endosperm expression

HSE

−478, −677, −676

AGAAAATTCG,

AAAAAATTTC

cis-acting element involved in heat stress response

MBS

−599

TAACTG

MYB binding site involved in drought-inducibility

Sp1

+49, −642, −629, −661

CC(G/A)CCC, GGGCGG

light-responsive element

TATA-box

−35, +37, +39, +40, +41, +43, +157, −210, −211, −212, −213, +214, −223, +238, −241, +251, −252, +253, +278, +296, −299, −346, +348, +349, +350, +351, −503, −532, −541, −543, −545, +655, +762, +793, +798, −801

TATATAAATC, TCTATATATT, TATATATA, ATATAT, TATA,TTTTA, TATAAAAT, TATAAAA, TATAAA,TATAA, TATACA

core promoter element located next to −30 of transcription start

TC-rich repeats

+156, −886

ATTTTCTTCA, GTTTTCTTAC

cis-acting element involved in defense and stress response

TGG-motif

−619

GGTTGCCA

part of a light-responsive element

circadian

−432

CAANNNNATC

cis-acting regulatory element involved in circadian control