MED7

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 7 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MED7 gene.[1][2]

The activation of gene transcription is a multistep process that is triggered by factors that recognize transcriptional enhancer sites in DNA. These factors work with co-activators to direct transcriptional initiation by the RNA polymerase II apparatus. The protein encoded by this gene is a subunit of the CRSP (cofactor required for SP1 activation) complex, which, along with TFIID, is required for efficient activation by SP1. This protein is also a component of other multisubunit complexes e.g. thyroid hormone receptor-(TR-) associated proteins which interact with TR and facilitate TR function on DNA templates in conjunction with initiation factors and cofactors.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ryu S, Zhou S, Ladurner AG, Tjian R (Feb 1999). "The transcriptional cofactor complex CRSP is required for activity of the enhancer-binding protein Sp1". Nature. 397 (6718): 446–50. Bibcode:1999Natur.397..446R. doi:10.1038/17141. hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-0019-A36A-8. PMID 9989412. S2CID 4405569.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CRSP9 cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional activation, subunit 9, 33kDa".

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