| Term Name: | Sap1_recognition_motif |
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| Synonyms: | Sap1 recognitions site |
| Definition: | A DNA motif to which the S. pombe Sap1 protein binds. The consensus sequence is 5'-TARGCAGNTNYAACGMG-3'; it is found at the mating type locus, where it is important for mating type switching, and at replication fork barriers in rDNA repeats. |
| Ontology: | Sequence Ontology [SO:0001864] |