Recombinant Human Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 17 (MED17)

Uniprot Id

Q9NVC6

Target Species

Human

Target Name

MED17

Target Full Name

Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 17

Target 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.

Target Involvement

Microcephaly, postnatal progressive, with seizures and brain atrophy (MCPHSBA)

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

Mediator complex subunit 17 family

Target Tissue Specificity

Ubiquitous.

Target Synonyms

77-KD subunit; Activator recruited cofactor 77 kDa component; Activator-recruited cofactor 77 kDa component; ARC77; Cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional activation subunit 6; cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional activation, subunit 6, 77kDa; CRSP complex subunit 6; CRSP6; CRSP77; DRIP80; med17; MED17_HUMAN; Mediator complex subunit 17; Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 17; Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 17, S cerevisiae, homolog of; Thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein complex 80 kDa component; Thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein, 80-KD subunit; Transcriptional coactivator CRSP77; Trap80; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR-INTERACTING PROTEIN, 80-KD; Vitamin D3 receptor-interacting protein complex 80 kDa component

Target Background

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.