POLR2K

Polymerase (RNA) II (DNA directed) polypeptide K, 7.0kDa
Identifiers
Symbols	POLR2K ; ABC10-alpha; RPABC4; RPB10alpha; RPB12; RPB7.0; hRPB7.0; hsRPB10a
External IDs	OMIM: 606033 MGI: 102725 HomoloGene: 86049 GeneCards: POLR2K Gene
EC number	2.7.7.6
Gene ontology Molecular function • RNA polymerase I activity • RNA polymerase II activity • RNA polymerase III activity • DNA binding • zinc ion binding Cellular component • nucleus • nucleoplasm • DNA-directed RNA polymerase II, core complex • DNA-directed RNA polymerase III complex • DNA-directed RNA polymerase I complex • cytosol Biological process • mRNA splicing, via spliceosome • DNA repair • transcription-coupled nucleotide-excision repair • nucleotide-excision repair • regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase I promoter • transcription from RNA polymerase I promoter • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase I promoter • transcription elongation from RNA polymerase I promoter • termination of RNA polymerase I transcription • transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter • transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter • 7-methylguanosine mRNA capping • transcription from RNA polymerase III promoter • transcription elongation from RNA polymerase III promoter • termination of RNA polymerase III transcription • RNA splicing • gene expression • viral process • positive regulation of type I interferon production • piRNA metabolic process • somatic stem cell maintenance • regulation of gene expression, epigenetic • innate immune response • negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic • positive regulation of viral transcription Sources: Amigo / QuickGO
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	5440	17749
Ensembl	ENSG00000147669	ENSMUSG00000045996
UniProt	P53803	Q63871
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_005034	NM_001039368
RefSeq (protein)	NP_005025	NP_001034457
Location (UCSC)	Chr 8: 100.15 – 100.15 Mb	Chr 15: 36.17 – 36.18 Mb
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DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POLR2K gene.

This gene encodes one of the smallest subunits of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. This subunit is shared by the other two DNA-directed RNA polymerases.^[1]

Interactions

POLR2K has been shown to interact with POLR2C.^[2]

References

1. "Entrez Gene: POLR2K polymerase (RNA) II (DNA directed) polypeptide K, 7.0kDa".
2. Acker, J; de Graaff M; Cheynel I; Khazak V; Kedinger C; Vigneron M (July 1997). "Interactions between the human RNA polymerase II subunits". J. Biol. Chem. (UNITED STATES) 272 (27): 16815–21. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.27.16815. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 9201987.

Further reading

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