This gene encodes the seventh largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. The protein functions in transcription initiation, and is also thought to help stabilize transcribing polyermase molecules during elongation. [provided by RefSeq
Other Designations:
DNA directed RNA polymerase II 19 kda polypeptide,DNA directed RNA polymerase II polypeptide G,RNA polymerase II seventh subunit