TAF13

Initiation 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]

TAF13 RNA polymerase II, TATA box binding protein (TBP)-associated factor, 18kDa

The TFIID basal transcription factor complex plays a major role in the initiation of RNA polymerase II (Pol II)-dependent transcription (PubMed:33795473, PubMed:9695952).
TFIID recognizes and binds promoters via its subunit TBP, a TATA-box-binding protein, and promotes assembly of the pre-initiation complex (PIC) (PubMed:33795473).
The TFIID complex consists of TBP and TBP-associated factors (TAFs), including TAF1, TAF2, TAF3, TAF4, TAF5, TAF6, TAF7, TAF8, TAF9, TAF10, TAF11, TAF12 and TAF13 (PubMed:33795473).
TAF13, together with TAF11 and TBP, play key roles during promoter binding by the TFIID and TFIIA transcription factor complexes (PubMed:33795473).

Biological Process DNA-templated transcription initiationNAS:UniProtKB1 Publication
Biological Process mRNA transcription by RNA polymerase IIIDA:ComplexPortal1 Publication
Biological Process positive regulation of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase IIIDA:ComplexPortal1 Publication
Biological Process protein phosphorylationIDA:ComplexPortal1 Publication
Biological Process RNA polymerase II preinitiation complex assemblyIPI:ComplexPortal1 Publication
Biological Process transcription by RNA polymerase IIIBA:GO_Central1 Publication
Biological Process transcription initiation at RNA polymerase II promoterIC:UniProtKB1 Publication

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