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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997 Oct 28;9422:11827-32. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.22.11827.
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Cloning of the cDNA for the TATA-binding protein-associated factorII170 subunit of transcription factor B-TFIID reveals homology to global transcription regulators in yeast and Drosophila.

van der Knaap JA , Borst JW , van der Vliet PC , Gentz R , Timmers HT .


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The human transcription factor B-TFIID is comprised of TATA-binding protein (TBP) in complex with one TBP-associated factor (TAF) of 170 kDa. We report the isolation of the cDNA for TAFII170. By cofractionation and coprecipitation experiments, we show that the protein encoded by the cDNA encodes the TAF subunit of B-TFIID. Recombinant TAFII170 has (d)ATPase activity. Inspection of its primary structure reveals a striking homology with genes of other organisms, yeast MOT1, and Drosophila moira, which belongs to the Trithorax group. Both homologs were isolated in genetic screens as global regulators of pol II transcription. This supports our classification of B-TFIID as a pol II transcription factor and suggests that specific TBP-TAF complexes perform distinct functions during development.

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Genes referenced: btaf1 tbp

References [+] :
Apone, Yeast TAF(II)90 is required for cell-cycle progression through G2/M but not for general transcription activation. 1996, Pubmed