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GeneBank Accession#

Protein Accession#

Gene Name

TAF13

Gene Alias

MGC22425, TAF2K, TAFII18

Gene Description

TAF13 RNA polymerase II, TATA box binding protein (TBP)-associated factor, 18kDa

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

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. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

OTTHUMP00000039344|TATA box binding protein (TBP)-associated factor, RNA polymerase II, K, 18kD|TBP-associated factor 13|transcription initiation factor TFIID 18 kD subunit