Table 1.
TATA‐containing and TATA‐less promoters in six eukaryotes
| TATA‐containing | TATA‐less | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Promoters (%) | GC % | Number of Promoters (%) | GC % | |||
| [−500 to +500] | [−500 to −1] | [−500 to +500] | [−500 to −1] | |||
| S. cerevisiae | 842 (17.1) | 39.5 | 38.7 | 4070 (82.9) | 38.3 | 37.4 |
| C. elegans | 1611 (8.7) | 35.8 | 33.5 | 16846 (91.3) | 35.7 | 34 |
| D. melanogaster | 1851 (14.4) | 42.0 | 36.9 | 11046 (85.6) | 43.1 | 39.4 |
| Zebrafish | 530 (9.9) | 37.4 | 34.6 | 4836 (90.1) | 38.4 | 36.3 |
| Mouse | 489 (2.9) | 48.6 | 46.7 | 16466 (97.1) | 55.2 | 53.7 |
| Human | 907 (3.1) | 44.6 | 43.2 | 28549 (96.9) | 53.7 | 52.8 |
TSS information for S. cerevisiae, C. elegans, D. melanogaster, zebrafish, mouse, and human are obtained from different sources (Datasets and methods). TATA‐containing promoters in the six systems are defined as those which contain the consensus motif TATAWAWR in the −150 to −1 region, relative to the TSS. Percent of TATA‐containing and TATA‐less promoters in the six systems are indicated in parentheses. GC percentages of the −500 to +500 and −500 to −1 regions relative to TSS for two classes of promoters are also given.