MED7

Mediator complex subunit 7
Identifiers
Symbols MED7 ; ARC34; CRSP33; CRSP9
External IDs OMIM: 605045 MGI: 2159682 HomoloGene: 3153 GeneCards: MED7 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 9443 66213
Ensembl ENSG00000155868 ENSMUSG00000020397
UniProt O43513 Q9CZB6
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001100816 NM_001104530
RefSeq (protein) NP_001094286 NP_001098000
Location (UCSC) Chr 5:
157.14 – 157.16 Mb
Chr 11:
46.44 – 46.44 Mb
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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. doi:10.1038/17141. PMID 9989412.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: CRSP9 cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional activation, subunit 9, 33kDa".

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