Category:GO:0000978 ! RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding

name: RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
namespace: molecular_function
alt_id: GO:0000980
def: "Binding to a specific upstream regulatory DNA sequence (transcription factor recognition sequence or binding site) located in cis relative to the transcription start site (i.e., on the same strand of DNA) of a gene transcribed by RNA polymerase II." [GOC:txnOH-2018]
comment: Note that the phrase "upstream activating sequence", or UAS is often used in S. cerevisiae literature to refer to cis-regulatory sequences. In bacteria such as E. coli, the phrase "upstream activating sequence", or UAS is usually a synonym for "enhancer".
synonym: "RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED []
synonym: "RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED []
synonym: "RNA polymerase II promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED []
synonym: "RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED []
synonym: "RNA polymerase II upstream activating sequence (UAS) sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED []
is_a: GO:0000977 ! RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
is_a: GO:0000987 ! cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding

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