| ABRE | ACGTG | Involved in the abscisic acid responsiveness |
| ARE | AAACCA | cis-acting regulatory element essential for the anaerobic induction |
| AT-rich sequence | TAAAATACT | Element for maximal elicitor-mediated activation |
| AT-TATA-box | TATATA | Transcription initiation |
| AuxRR-core | GGTCCAT | cis-acting regulatory element involved in auxin responsiveness |
| 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 |
| CGTCA-motif | CGTCA | cis-acting regulatory element involved in the MeJA-responsiveness |
| G-Box | CACGTT | cis-acting regulatory element involved in light responsiveness |
| GA-motif | ATAGATAA | Part of a light responsive element |
| GATA-motif | AAGATAAGATT | Part of a light responsive element |
| GC-motif | CCCCCG | Enhancer-like element involved in anoxic specific inducibility |
| GT1-motif | GGTTAA | Light responsive element |
| MRE | AACCTAA | MYB binding site involved in light responsiveness |
| MSA-like | TCAAACGGT | cis-acting element involved in cell cycle regulation |
| MYB | TACCT | MYB transcription factor binding site |
| MYC | CATTG | MYC transcription factor binding site |
| O2-site | GATGATGTGG | cis-acting regulatory element involved in zein metabolism regulation |
| P-box | CCTTTTG | Gibberellin-responsive element |
| TC-rich repeats | ATTCTCTAAC | cis-acting element involved in defense and stress responsiveness |
| TCCC-motif | TCTCCCT | Part of a light responsive element |
| TCT-motif | TCTTAC | Part of a light responsive element |
| TGA-element | AACGAC | Auxin-responsive element |
| TGACG-motif | TGACG | cis-acting regulatory element involved in the MeJA-responsiveness |
| WRE3 | CCACT | WRE transcription factor binding site |
| WUN-motif | AAATTTCTT | Wun transcription factor binding site |
| chs-CMA1a | TTACTTAA | Part of a light responsive element |
| as-1 | TGACG | As transcription factor binding site |