This family includes TATA binding protein (TBP) associated factor 2 (TAF2, TBP-associated factor TAFII150, transcription initiation factor TFIID subunit 2, RNA polymerase II TBP-associated factor subunit B), and has homology to the M1 gluzincin family. TAF2 is part of the TFIID multidomain subunit complex essential for transcription of most protein-encoded genes by RNA polymerase II. TAF2 is known to interact with the initiator element (Inr) found at the transcription start site of many genes, thus possibly playing a key role in promoter binding as well as start-site selection. Image analysis has shown TAF2 to form a complex with TAF1 and TBP, inferring its role in promoter recognition. Peptidases in the M1 family bind a single catalytic zinc ion which is tetrahedrally co-ordinated by three amino acid ligands and a water molecule that forms the nucleophile on activation during catalysis. TAF2, however, lacks these active site residues.
Structure:5FUR: human TBP-associated factor subunit B (TAF2) interacts with transcription initiation factor TFIID Subunit 1 and RNA polymerase II TBP-associated factor subunit E; contacts at 4.0A - View structure with Cn3D
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