| upstream activating sequence | UASs |
| super core promoter | SCP |
| initiator | Inr |
| motif ten element | MTE |
| downstream promoter element | DPE |
| enhanced green fluorescent protein | eGFP |
| blue fluorescent protein | mTagBFP2 |
| TATA box binding protein | TBP |
| Transcription Factor IIB | TFIIB |
| TFIIB recognition element | BRE |
| general transcription factors | GTFs |
| preinitiation complex | PIC |
| RNA polymerase | RNAP |
| polymerase II | Pol II |
| Designed core promoter (in this study) | DCP |
| Designed terminator (in this study) | DT |
| Designed promoter (in this study) | P-DCP |
| geranylgeranyl diphosphate | GGPP |