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Table 1 Comparison of the predicted binding motifs to the biologically known motifs

From: Artificial ants deposit pheromone to search for regulatory DNA elements

Known binding sites

Consensus sequences

Predicted motifs

AP-1

TGAGTCAK CNTGA

CTGAC

CREB

CGTCAN RGGC

CTGAC

SOX9

GGTAAC AAGA

GTAAC

EGR-1

WTGCGTGGGC GK

GCCCA, ACGCA

AP-2

GGSGGT GMNTTCC

ACCCC

STAT

TTCCCGKAATG GM

CATTC

SMAD3

TGTCTG TCTCTGACSTCA

GAGAC

E47

VSNGCAGGTGK

CCACC

OCT1

TATGC AAAT

GCATA

NFκB

GGGGATYCCCCW N

GATCC, AGGGG