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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-14
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Human transcription initiation factor TFIID contains the TATA-binding protein (TBP) and several TBP-associated factors (TAFs). To investigate the structural organization and function of TFIID, we have cloned and expressed a DNA encoding the third largest human TFIID subunit, hTAFII100. Immunoprecipitation studies demonstrate that hTAFII100 is an integral subunit that is associated with all transcriptionally-competent forms of TFIID. They further suggest that at least part of the N-terminal region lies on the surface of TFIID, while a C-terminal region containing conserved WD-40 repeats appears inaccessible. Both in vivo and in vitro assays indicate that hTAFII100 interacts strongly with the histone H4-related hTAFII80 and the histone H3-related hTAFII31, as well as a stable complex comprised of both hTAFII80 and hTAFII31. Apparently weaker interactions of hTAFII100 with TBP, hTAFII250, hTAFII28, and hTAFII20, but not hTAFII55, also have been observed. These results suggest a role for hTAFII100 in stabilizing interactions of TAFs, especially the histone-like TAFs, in TFIID. In addition, functional studies show that anti-hTAFII100 antibodies selectively inhibit basal transcription from a TATA-less initiator-containing promoter, relative to a TATA-containing promoter, suggesting a possible core promoter-specific function for hTAFII100.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6714-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Specific interactions and potential functions of human TAFII100.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't