QuickView for TAFII18 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

TAF13 Homo sapiens

Full name:

TATA-box binding protein associated factor 13

Synonyms:

MRT60, TAF(II)18, TAF2K, TAFII-18, TAFII18, transcription initiation factor TFIID subunit 13, TAF13 RNA polymerase II, TATA box binding protein (TBP)-associated factor, 18kDa, TATA box binding protein (TBP)-associated factor, RNA polymerase II, K, 18kD, transcription initiation factor TFIID 18 kD subunit, transcription initiation factor TFIID 18 kDa subunit

Genomic Location:

Chr 1: 109408521-109420147

Description:

Initiation of transcription by RNA polymerase II requires the activities of more than 70 polypeptides. The protein that coordinates these activities is transcription factor IID (TFIID), which binds to the core promoter to position the polymerase properly, serves as the scaffold for assembly of the remainder of the transcription complex, and acts as...

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Initiation of transcription by RNA polymerase II requires the activities of more than 70 polypeptides. The protein that coordinates these activities is transcription factor IID (TFIID), which binds to the core promoter to position the polymerase properly, serves as the scaffold for assembly of the remainder of the transcription complex, and acts as a channel for regulatory signals. TFIID is composed of the TATA-binding protein (TBP) and a group of evolutionarily conserved proteins known as TBP-associated factors or TAFs. TAFs may participate in basal transcription, serve as coactivators, function in promoter recognition or modify general transcription factors (GTFs) to facilitate complex assembly and transcription initiation. This gene encodes a small subunit associated with a subset of TFIID complexes. This subunit interacts with TBP and with two other small subunits of TFIID, TAF10 and TAF11. There is a pseudogene located on chromosome 6.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  D. melanogaster ,  C. elegans ,  Saccharomyces cerevisiae ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Schizosaccharomyces pombe ,  Danio rerio ,  Gallus gallus ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Bos taurus ,  Pan troglodytes

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Cytogenetic Map:

1p13.3

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