MED27

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Med27
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PfamPF11571
InterProIPR021627

Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 27 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MED27 gene.[1][2] It forms part of the Mediator complex.

The ubiquitous expression of Med27 mRNA suggests a universal requirement for Med27 in transcriptional initiation. Loss of Crsp34/Med27 decreases amacrine cell number, but increases the number of rod photoreceptor cells.[3]

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.[2]

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  1. Ryu S, Zhou S, Ladurner AG, Tjian R (Feb 1999). "The transcriptional cofactor complex CRSP is required for activity of the enhancer-binding protein Sp1". Nature. 397 (6718): 446–50. doi:10.1038/17141. PMID 9989412.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CRSP8 cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional activation, subunit 8, 34kDa".
  3. Dürr K, Holzschuh J, Filippi A, Ettl AK, Ryu S, Shepherd IT, Driever W (October 2006). "Differential roles of transcriptional mediator complex subunits Crsp34/Med27, Crsp150/Med14 and Trap100/Med24 during zebrafish retinal development". Genetics. 174 (2): 693–705. doi:10.1534/genetics.105.055152. PMC 1602071. PMID 16582438.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro: IPR021627

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