TABLE 1.

Consensus TTF-1 binding site sequences derived from TTF-1-specific binding sites in the rat TG, TPO, and TSHR genes^a

Gene	Site	Core sequence
TG	A	TACTCAAGTA
TG	B	GACTCAAGTA
TPO	A	CACTCATAGA
TPO	B	CTGCCAAGTG
TSHR	Upstream	CACTTAAGTG
TSHR	Downstream	CACTTGAGAG
Consensus		CACTCAAGTG
		GTGCTGTAGA
		T A

^aKnown DNA core sequences from elements which bind TTF-1 specifically were taken from earlier reports (21, 24, 45).