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TFIIE

general transcription factor IIE, polypeptide 1, alpha 56kDa
Identifiers
Symbol GTF2E1
Alt. symbols TF2E1
Entrez 2960
HUGO 4650
OMIM 189962
RefSeq NM_005513
UniProt P29083
Other data
Locus Chr. 3 q21-q24
general transcription factor IIE, polypeptide 2, beta 34kDa
Identifiers
Symbol GTF2E2
Alt. symbols TF2E2
Entrez 2961
HUGO 4651
OMIM 189964
RefSeq NM_002095
UniProt P29084
Other data
Locus Chr. 8 p12

Transcription factor II E (TFIIE) is one of several general transcription factors that make up the RNA polymerase II preinitiation complex. It is a tetramer of two alpha and two beta chains and interacts with TAF6/TAFII80, ATF7IP, and varicella-zoster virus IE63 protein.

TFIIE recruits TFIIH to the initiation complex and stimulates the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain kinase and DNA-dependent ATPase activities of TFIIH. Both TFIIH and TFIIE are required for promoter clearance by RNA polymerase. Transcription Factor II E is encoded by the GTF2E1 and GTF2E2 genes. TFIIE is thought to be involved in DNA melting at the promoter: it contains a zinc ribbon motif that can bind single stranded DNA.



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