Gene Symbol | MED8 |
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Entrez Gene | 112950 |
Alt Symbol | ARC32 |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | mediator complex subunit 8 |
Other Description | activator-recruited cofactor 32 kDa component|mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 8|mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit MED8 |
Swissprots | A9IZ92 Q96FQ4 Q5JUY8 A9IZ91 Q96G25 |
Accessions | CCQ43950 EAX07099 Q96G25 AF521562 AAM76709 AV684532 BC010019 AAH10019 BC010543 AAH10543 BF196855 BG620658 BI488866 CB161514 CB162354 DQ891788 ABM82714 DQ896829 ABM87828 NM_001001653 NP_001001653 NM_052877 NP_443109 NM_201542 NP_963836 |
Function | Component of the Mediator complex, a coactivator involved in the regulated transcription of nearly all RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. Mediator functions as a bridge to convey information from gene-specific regulatory proteins to the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. Mediator is recruited to promoters by direct interactions with regulatory proteins and serves as a scaffold for the assembly of a functional preinitiation complex with RNA polymerase II and the general transcription factors. May play a role as a target recruitment subunit in E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes and thus in ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. |
Subcellular Location | Nucleus {ECO:0000305}. |
Top Pathways | Herpes simplex infection |