Table 1.

Localization of Functionally Characterized Binding Sites to Conserved Blocks

Location Ref Element sequence NFAT (%ID) AP-1 (%ID)
IL-2E1280(15) AGGAAAATTTGTTTCATA 90.4890.48
E2160(15) AGAAATTCCAGAGAGTCA 90.4895.24
E3135(15) AGGAAAAACAAAGGTAAT 95.2480.95
E490(15) TTGAAAATATGTGTAATA 95.25100
E545(15) TGGAAAAAT 95.25n/a
IL-3E6306(11) TGAGCTGAGTCAGGCTTCCCCTT 76.2[ii] 71.43
IL-4P0−106(1, 2) GTAAACTCATTTTCCCTTGGTTTC 95.25100
P1−121(1, 2) GTAATAAAATTTTCCAATGTAAAC 95.25100
P2−124(1, 2) ACAGGTAAATTTTCCTGTGAAATC 95.25100
P3−238(1, 2, 3) GGTGTTTCATTTTCCAATTTGTCT 95.2595.24[ii]
P4−287(1, 2) TATGGTGTAATTTCCTATGCTTGA 100100[ii]
P5−406(16) GCAGTCCTCCTGGGGAAAGATAGAGTAATATCA 95.2595.24
IL-5E7163(4, 6, 7) GCATTGGAAACATTTAGTTTCACGAT 80.9580.95
E8104(4, 5) GAAATTATTCATTTCCTCAAAG 90.4895.24
IL-13E9135(12) CTGGATTTTCCA 85.71n/a
E10154(13) CATGAGAAATCAAATCTTTCCTTTA 90.4880.95
GMCSFE11−67(9, 10) CACCATTAATCATTTCCTCTG 80.95100
E12−101(14) AGGAGATTCCACAGTTCAGGTAGTTCCCCCGCCTCC 95.190.48
E13−163(13) CCTAGGGAAAAGGCTCACCGT 80.9590.48
E14−2.8kb(8) GCCCTGATGTCATCTTTCCATGA 90.4890.48
E15−2.9kb(8) CCATCGGAGCCCCTGAGTCAGCAT 85.71[ii] 85.71
GATA-3 (%ID) Distance (bp)
IL-4E16−87(17) ATTACACCAGATTGTCAGTTA- 95.2520
TTCTGGGCCAATCAGCACC 100
IL-5E17−75(18) CTCTATCTGATTGTTA 95.245
95.24

[i] This table represents a collection of functionally characterized NFAT, AP-1, and GATA-3 binding sites. Element position is indicated in reference to the beginning of the 5′UTR of the gene. AP-1 and NFAT binding sites were independently identified using TRANSFAC (0.75/0.8) and compared with the published sequences. Distance between adjacent GATA-3 sites was measured between beginning positions of the cores. Base pairs (bp).

[ii] TFBS below default parameters. Percent identity (%ID) for each aligned TFBS (21 bp) was determined by rVISTA (n/a) not applicable. (1) Szabo et al. (1993); (2) Takemoto et al. (1997); (3) Li-Weber et al. (1994); (4) Lee et al. (1995); (5) Thomas et al. (1999); (6) Prieschl et al. (1995); (7) Stranick et al. (1997); (8)Cockerill et al. (1995); (9) Jenkins et al. (1995); (10) Masuda et al. (1993); (11) Gottshalk et al. (1993); (12) De Boer et al. (1999); (13)Kel et al. (1999); (14) Cakouros et al. (2001); (15) Rooney et al. (1995); (16) Burke et al. (2000); (17) Zheng and Flavell (1997); (18)Lee et al. (1998).