RNA polymerase II subunit B4

Polymerase (RNA) II (DNA directed) polypeptide D
PDB rendering based on 2c35.
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB List of PDB id codes 2C35​
Identifiers
Symbols	POLR2D ; HSRBP4; HSRPB4; RBP4; RPB16
External IDs	OMIM: 606017 MGI: 1916491 HomoloGene: 37968 GeneCards: POLR2D Gene
EC number	2.7.7.6
Gene ontology Molecular function • nucleotide binding • single-stranded DNA binding • single-stranded RNA binding • DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity • translation initiation factor binding Cellular component • cytoplasmic mRNA processing body • nucleus • nucleoplasm • DNA-directed RNA polymerase II, core complex Biological process • nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, deadenylation-dependent decay • mRNA splicing, via spliceosome • DNA repair • transcription-coupled nucleotide-excision repair • nucleotide-excision repair • transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter • transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter • 7-methylguanosine mRNA capping • RNA splicing • gene expression • viral process • mRNA export from nucleus in response to heat stress • recruitment of 3'-end processing factors to RNA polymerase II holoenzyme complex • piRNA metabolic process • somatic stem cell maintenance • positive regulation of translational initiation • positive regulation of viral transcription Sources: Amigo / QuickGO
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	5433	69241
Ensembl	ENSG00000144231	ENSMUSG00000024258
UniProt	O15514	Q9D7M8
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_004805	NM_027002
RefSeq (protein)	NP_004796	NP_081278
Location (UCSC)	Chr 2: 127.84 – 127.86 Mb	Chr 18: 31.79 – 31.8 Mb
PubMed search

DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the POLR2D gene.^[1]

This gene encodes the fourth-largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. In yeast, this polymerase subunit is associated with the polymerase under suboptimal growth conditions and may have a stress protective role. A sequence for a ribosomal pseudogene is contained within the 3' untranslated region of the transcript from this gene.^[2]

References

1. Khazak V, Estojak J, Cho H, Majors J, Sonoda G, Testa JR, Golemis EA (May 1998). "Analysis of the interaction of the novel RNA polymerase II (pol II) subunit hsRPB4 with its partner hsRPB7 and with pol II". Mol Cell Biol 18 (4): 1935–45. PMC 121423. PMID 9528765.
2. "Entrez Gene: POLR2D polymerase (RNA) II (DNA directed) polypeptide D".

Further reading

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• Marcello A, Zoppé M, Giacca M (2002). "Multiple modes of transcriptional regulation by the HIV-1 Tat transactivator.". IUBMB Life 51 (3): 175–81. doi:10.1080/152165401753544241. PMID 11547919.
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• Wu-Baer F, Sigman D, Gaynor RB (1995). "Specific binding of RNA polymerase II to the human immunodeficiency virus trans-activating region RNA is regulated by cellular cofactors and Tat.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 (16): 7153–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.16.7153. PMC 41297. PMID 7638159.
• Herrmann CH, Rice AP (1995). "Lentivirus Tat proteins specifically associate with a cellular protein kinase, TAK, that hyperphosphorylates the carboxyl-terminal domain of the large subunit of RNA polymerase II: candidate for a Tat cofactor.". J. Virol. 69 (3): 1612–20. PMC 188757. PMID 7853496.
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• Yang X, Herrmann CH, Rice AP (1996). "The human immunodeficiency virus Tat proteins specifically associate with TAK in vivo and require the carboxyl-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II for function.". J. Virol. 70 (7): 4576–84. PMC 190394. PMID 8676484.
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• Okamoto H, Sheline CT, Corden JL, et al. (1996). "Trans-activation by human immunodeficiency virus Tat protein requires the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93 (21): 11575–9. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.21.11575. PMC 38099. PMID 8876177.
• Chun RF, Jeang KT (1996). "Requirements for RNA polymerase II carboxyl-terminal domain for activated transcription of human retroviruses human T-cell lymphotropic virus I and HIV-1.". J. Biol. Chem. 271 (44): 27888–94. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.44.27888. PMID 8910388.
• Parada CA, Roeder RG (1996). "Enhanced processivity of RNA polymerase II triggered by Tat-induced phosphorylation of its carboxy-terminal domain.". Nature 384 (6607): 375–8. doi:10.1038/384375a0. PMID 8934526.
• García-Martínez LF, Ivanov D, Gaynor RB (1997). "Association of Tat with purified HIV-1 and HIV-2 transcription preinitiation complexes.". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (11): 6951–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.11.6951. PMID 9054383.
• Cujec TP, Cho H, Maldonado E, et al. (1997). "The human immunodeficiency virus transactivator Tat interacts with the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme.". Mol. Cell. Biol. 17 (4): 1817–23. PMC 232028. PMID 9121429.
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