Response element

Response elements are short sequences of DNA within a gene promoter region that are able to bind specific transcription factors and regulate transcription of genes.

Under conditions of stress, a transcription activator protein binds to the response element and stimulates transcription. If the same response element sequence is located in the control regions of different genes, then these genes will be activated by the same stimuli, thus producing a coordinated response.

Examples

Examples of response elements include:

External links

response element at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Transcription (Bacterial, Eukaryotic)

Transcriptional regulation

prokaryotic

eukaryotic

Histone-modifying enzymes (histone/nucleosome):	Histone methylation/Histone methyltransferase EZH2 Histone demethylase Histone acetylation and deacetylation Histone deacetylase HDAC1 Histone acetyltransferase

DNA methylation:	DNA methyltransferase

Chromatin remodeling:	CHD7

both

Promotion

Initiation (bacterial,
eukaryotic

Transcription start site

Elongation

Termination
(bacterial,
eukaryotic)

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