TAF5 TATA-box binding protein associated factor 5
Gene ID: 6877, updated on 27-Aug-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: TAF2D; TAFII100; TAFII-100; TAF(II)100
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Summary
Initiation of transcription by RNA polymerase II requires the activities of more than 70 polypeptides. The protein that coordinates these activities is transcription factor IID (TFIID), which binds to the core promoter to position the polymerase properly, serves as the scaffold for assembly of the remainder of the transcription complex, and acts as a channel for regulatory signals. TFIID is composed of the TATA-binding protein (TBP) and a group of evolutionarily conserved proteins known as TBP-associated factors or TAFs. TAFs may participate in basal transcription, serve as coactivators, function in promoter recognition or modify general transcription factors (GTFs) to facilitate complex assembly and transcription initiation. This gene encodes an integral subunit of TFIID associated with all transcriptionally competent forms of that complex. This subunit interacts strongly with two TFIID subunits that show similarity to histones H3 and H4, and it may participate in forming a nucleosome-like core in the TFIID complex. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]
Associated conditions
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Description | Tests |
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Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci. GeneReviews: Not available | |
Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophrenia. GeneReviews: Not available |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 10q24.33
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 10; NC_000010.11 (103367976..103389065)
- Total number of exons:
- 11
Variation
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ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
dbVar | Studies and variants |
SNP | Variation Viewer for TAF5 variants |
Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
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- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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