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Gene information for TAF6L (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID10629
Official gene symbolTAF6L
Full nameTAF6-like RNA polymerase II, p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF)-associated factor, 65kDa
Aliases,FLJ11136,MGC4288,PAF65A,
Gene summaryInitiation 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 protein that is a component of the PCAF histone acetylase complex and structurally similar to one of the histone-like TAFs, TAF6. The PCAF histone acetylase complex, which is composed of more than 20 polypeptides some of which are TAFs, is required for myogenic transcription and differentiation. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 11   Locus: 11q12.3
Gene position62538875 - 62554814  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size15940 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602946