Table 7.

The parameters of core promoter elements

Name	Consensusa	Length/Centerb	Windowc	Mismatch allowedd
TATA box	TATAWAAR	12/3	-33 - -23	1
Initiator	TCAKTY	12/3	-1 – +9	1
DPE	RGWYV	8/0	+27 – +36	0
MTE	CSARCSSAAC	10/0	+17 – +26	2

^a Motif consensus in NC-IUB nomenclature

^b The length of motifs (left) and the distance between the center and 5' end (right)

^c Applied windows for the center of motifs

^d The maximal number of allowed mismatches for motif consensus to remain functional