“…These regions were designated PE3-1, PE3-2, PE3-3 and PE3-4 (here called P3-1, P3-2, P3-3 and P3-4 respectively), located in the region between the transcription start site (j1) and position k195 [9,12]. The relative importance of these four proximal elements for transcription was established by transcriptions in itro and transfections of HeLa and Hep3B cells employing truncated promoter constructs [9,12]. In both cell lines P3-1, P3-2 and P3-4 are essential for P3 activity, whereas P3-3 seems to be of minor importance.…”