Table 2: Identified Cis-regulatory elements and associated function in the promoter region of abiotic stress responsive genes.

Cis-Regulatory Element Sequence Function
AAGAA-motif GAAAGAA Unknown
A-box CCGTCC Cis-acting regulatory element
ABRE TACGTG Cis-acting element involved in the abscisic acid responsiveness
ACE AAAACGTTTA Cis-acting element involved in light responsiveness
ARE TGGTTT Cis-acting regulatory element essential for the anaerobic induction
Box 4 ATTAAT Part of a conserved DNA module involved in light responsiveness
CAAT-box CAAT Common cis-acting element in promoter and enhancer regions
CAT-box GCCACT Cis-acting regulatory element related to meristem expression
CCGTCC-box CCGTCC Cis-acting regulatory element related to meristem specific activation
CGTCA-motif CGTCA Cis-acting regulatory element involved in the MeJA-responsiveness
Circadian CAANNNNATC Cis-acting regulatory element involved in circadian control
GAG-motif GGAGATG Part of a light responsive element
GA-motif AAAGATGA Part of a light responsive element
G-box TACGTG Cis-acting regulatory element involved in light responsiveness
G-Box CACGTA Cis-acting regulatory element involved in light responsiveness
HSE AAAAAATTTC Cis-acting element involved in heat stress responsiveness
MBS TAACTG MYB binding site involved in drought-inducibility
O2-site GATGATATGG Cis-acting regulatory element involved in zein metabolism regulation
SKn-1-motif GTCAT Cis-acting regulatory element required for endosperm expression
Sp1 CC(G/A)CCC Light responsive element
TATA-box TATAAA Core promoter element around -30 of transcription start
TC-rich repeats ATTTTCTTCA Cis-acting element involved in defense and stress responsiveness
TCT-motif TCTTAC Part of a light responsive element
TGACG-motif TGACG Cis-acting regulatory element involved in the MeJA-responsiveness