Table 1.
Theoretical binding sites for transcription factors involved in stress-response and transcriptional regulation from the promoter region of Biomphalaria glabrata. Abbreviated terms indicate the binding sites and suggested functional context according to explanations in TRANSFAC databases (see materials and methods).
| Response Elements and Binding Sites for Transcription Factors Involved in Stress Response | ||
| Response element or binding site (abbreviation) | Explanation | Functional context |
| C/EBP | C/Enhancer binding protein | Glucocorticoid activation |
| HSE | Heat Shock element | Heat shock protein activation |
| MRE | Metal responsive element | Metal-induced expression |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor | Stress response |
| YAP | Yeast activator protein | Multidrug resistance in yeast [34] |
| Response Elements and Binding Sites for Transcription Factors Involved in Transcriptional Regulation | ||
| Response element or binding site (abbreviation) | Explanation | Functional context |
| AP-1 | Activator Protein 1 | Nuclear transcriptional activator |
| ATF | Activating transcription factor | Transcriptional activator |
| cMyc | c-myc protein | Telomerase activator |
| GATA-1 | GATA binding protein 1 | Cell growth transcription factor |
| POU1F1a, POU2F1 | Octamer-binding factors | Transcriptional activators |
| p300 | E1A-associated 300-kDa protein | Transcriptional enhancer |
| PBF | Prolamin box binding factor | Transcriptional activator in plants |
| TBP | TATA-binding protein | Polymerase activator |
| Cdx-1 | Cdx homeodomain protein | Activator |
| MEF-2C | MADS box transcription enhancer factor 2 | Transcriptional enhancer |