Biology:POLR2E

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POLR2E gene.[1]

This gene encodes the fifth largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. This subunit is shared by the other two DNA-directed RNA polymerases and is present in two-fold molar excess over the other polymerase subunits. An interaction between this subunit and a hepatitis virus transactivating protein has been demonstrated, suggesting that interaction between transcriptional activators and the polymerase can occur through this subunit. A pseudogene is located on chromosome 11.[2]

Interactions

POLR2E has been shown to interact with TAF15,[3] POLR2C,[4] POLR2G,[4] POLR2H,[4] POLR2A,[4] POLR2B,[4] POLR2L[4] and GTF2F2.[5]

References

  1. "Chromosomal localization of human RNA polymerase II subunit genes". Genomics 20 (3): 496–499. Aug 1994. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1208. PMID 8034326. 
  2. "Entrez Gene: POLR2E polymerase (RNA) II (DNA directed) polypeptide E, 25kDa". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5434. 
  3. Bertolotti, A; Melot T; Acker J; Vigneron M; Delattre O; Tora L (Mar 1998). "EWS, but not EWS-FLI-1, is associated with both TFIID and RNA polymerase II: interactions between two members of the TET family, EWS and hTAFII68, and subunits of TFIID and RNA polymerase II complexes". Mol. Cell. Biol. (UNITED STATES) 18 (3): 1489–1497. doi:10.1128/mcb.18.3.1489. ISSN 0270-7306. PMID 9488465. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Acker, J; de Graaff M; Cheynel I; Khazak V; Kedinger C; Vigneron M (Jul 1997). "Interactions between the human RNA polymerase II subunits". J. Biol. Chem. (UNITED STATES) 272 (27): 16815–16821. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.27.16815. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 9201987. 
  5. Wei, W; Dorjsuren D; Lin Y; Qin W; Nomura T; Hayashi N; Murakami S (Apr 2001). "Direct interaction between the subunit RAP30 of transcription factor IIF (TFIIF) and RNA polymerase subunit 5, which contributes to the association between TFIIF and RNA polymerase II". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 276 (15): 12266–12273. doi:10.1074/jbc.M009634200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 11278533. 

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