POLR2K
Sign in to saveAlso known as ABC10-alpha, RPABC4, RPB10alpha, RPB12, RPB7.0, hRPB7.0, hsRPB10a, polymerase (RNA) II subunit K
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POLR2K gene.
Gene data
POLR2K- Name
- RNA polymerase II, I and III subunit K
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 100,150,610–100,154,005 (+)
- Aliases
- ABC10-alpha, RPABC4, RPB10alpha, RPB12, RPB7.0, hRPB7.0, hsRPB10a
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000147669
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_005034.4
- RefSeq protein
- NP_005025.1
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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
RNA polymerase II, I and III subunit K
- Symbol
- POLR2K
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 8:100,150,610-100,154,005
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 86049
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/5440
- genomic end
- 100154003
- genomic start
- 100150623
- chromosome
- human chromosome 8
- cytogenetic location
- 8q22.2
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
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