FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding

ID (Ontology)

GO:0000978 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

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.

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
contributes_to \| RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
enables \| RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

transcription cis-regulatory region binding
 |__RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding__
 |__cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding______________________________|
                                                                                     RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding  386 rec.
                                                                                      |__cAMP response element binding 2 rec.
                                                                                      |__carbohydrate response element binding
                                                                                      |__E-box binding 11 rec.
                                                                                      |__estrogen response element binding 5 rec.
                                                                                      |__GC-box binding
                                                                                      |__juvenile hormone response element binding 2 rec.
                                                                                      |__N-box binding
                                                                                      |__retinoic acid-responsive element binding
                                                                                      |__RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding, bending
                                                                                      |__serum response element binding
                                                                                      |__sterol response element binding
                                                                                      |__vitamin D response element binding

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Relationships
Is a	RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED "RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED "RNA polymerase II promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED "RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED "RNA polymerase II upstream activating sequence (UAS) sequence-specific DNA binding" RELATED
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Reactome:R-HSA-400204 "PPARA binds RXRA"