Sap1_recognition_motif

Term ID

SO:0001864

Synonyms

• Sap1 recognitions site

Definition

A DNA motif to which the S. pombe Sap1 protein binds. The consensus sequence is 5'-TARGCAGNTNYAACGMG-3'; it is found at the mating type locus, where it is important for mating type switching, and at replication fork barriers in rDNA repeats. (2)

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Ontology

Sequence Ontology