Analysis of TAF13 Gene (Mutation) by RT-qPCR (CAT#: STEM-MT-1211-LGZ)

Introduction

Official Full Name: TATA-box binding protein associated factor 13
Also known as: MRT60; TAF2K; TAFII18; TAFII-18; TAF(II)18
The activity of more than 70 polypeptides is required for RNA polymerase II to initiate transcription. The protein that coordinates these activities is transcription factor IID (TFIID), which binds to the core promoter to properly position the polymerase, serves as a scaffold for the assembly of the rest of the transcription complex, and acts as a channel for regulatory signals. TFIID consists of a TBP-binding protein (TBP) and a group of evolutionarily conserved proteins known as TBP-associated factors (TAFs). TAFs may be involved in basal transcription, acting as coactivators, functioning in promoter recognition or modifying general transcription factors (GTFs) to facilitate complex assembly and transcription initiation. This gene encodes a small subunit associated with a subset of the TFIID complex. This subunit interacts with TBP as well as TAF10 and TAF11, two other small subunits of TFIID. There is a pseudogene on chromosome 6.