The document provides an overview of promoter sequence analysis, including the types of promoter elements, databases used to identify promoter elements, and an example class assignment to scan a nucleotide sequence for putative cis-acting elements using the JASPAR and Plant CARE databases. Core promoter elements initiate transcription, while regulatory elements mediate responses. Databases like TRANSFAC, JASPAR and Plant CARE contain known promoter motifs that can be used to search sequences. The class work asks students to scan a provided nucleotide sequence in these databases and submit the results.