Table 2.
DNA motifs discovered in the 5' UCRs of the honey bee hexamerin genes.
| Motif name | Motif | Church | Roc-auc | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site1 | GnnGwnnmCsskC | 9.3E-09 | 0.98 | 3.5E-06 |
| site2 | TTGyGngnnrrnAawk | 3.8E-06 | 0.87 | 4.4E-04 |
| site3 | GsnsakwCgmnmG | 3.9E-06 | 0.97 | 2.2E-04 |
| site4 | gwnAtnnnanwnwTCGAwAwys | 3.8E-06 | 1.00 | 8.0E-07 |
| site5 | awCGAwAAAwnnknnwwRnA | 9.3E-09 | 1.00 | 2.1E-05 |
| site6 | ATykCGAaTnmrannA | 4.1E-06 | 0.99 | 9.5E-06 |
Site 1 motif is 80% similar to the USP binding site of D. melanogaster. The other motifs (sites 2 to 6) do not have similarity to any binding site sequences in TRANSFAC database, and may be specific of hexamerin genes.