MED26

Mediator complex subunit 26
Identifiers
Symbols MED26; CRSP7; CRSP70
External IDs OMIM605043 MGI1917875 HomoloGene68417 GeneCards: MED26 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 9441 70625
Ensembl ENSG00000105085 ENSMUSG00000045248
UniProt O95402 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_004831 NM_027485.4
RefSeq (protein) NP_004822 NP_081761.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
16.69 – 16.74 Mb
Chr 8:
75.02 – 75.07 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 26 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MED26 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]

Interactions

MED26 has been shown to interact with MED8,[3] Cyclin-dependent kinase 8,[3] POLR2A,[3] MED12[3] and MED28.[3]

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. doi:10.1038/17141. PMID 9989412. 
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CRSP7 cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional activation, subunit 7, 70kDa". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=9441. 
  3. ^ a b c d e Sato, Shigeo; Tomomori-Sato Chieri, Parmely Tari J, Florens Laurence, Zybailov Boris, Swanson Selene K, Banks Charles A S, Jin Jingji, Cai Yong, Washburn Michael P, Conaway Joan Weliky, Conaway Ronald C (Jun. 2004). "A set of consensus mammalian mediator subunits identified by multidimensional protein identification technology". Mol. Cell (United States) 14 (5): 685–91. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2004.05.006. ISSN 1097-2765. PMID 15175163. 

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