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Gene information for TAF13 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID6884
Official gene symbolTAF13
Full nameTAF13 RNA polymerase II, TATA box binding protein (TBP)-associated factor, 18kDa
Aliases,MGC22425,TAF2K,TAFII18,
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 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]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1p13.3
Gene position109618624 - 109606998  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size11627 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID600774