BRF1 (gene)

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BRF1
Identifiers
Aliases BRF1 , BRF, BRF-1, GTF3B, HEL-S-76p, TAF3B2, TAF3C, TAFIII90, TF3B90, TFIIIB90, hBRF, CFDS, RNA polymerase III transcription initiation factor 90 kDa subunit, RNA polymerase III transcription initiation factor subunit, BRF1 RNA polymerase III transcription initiation factor subunit
External IDs OMIM: 604902; MGI: 1919558; HomoloGene: 1161; GeneCards: BRF1; OMA:BRF1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_028193

RefSeq (protein)

NP_082469

Location (UCSC) Chr 14: 105.21 – 105.32 Mb Chr 12: 112.92 – 112.96 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Transcription factor IIIB 90 kDa subunit is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BRF1 gene. [5] [6] [7]

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Function

This gene encodes one of the three subunits of the RNA polymerase III transcription factor complex. This complex plays a central role in transcription initiation by RNA polymerase III on genes encoding tRNA, 5S rRNA, and other small structural RNAs. The gene product belongs to the TF2B family. Three alternatively spliced variants encoding three different isoforms, that function at different promoters transcribed by RNA polymerase III, have been identified. A transcript encoding a fourth isoform has not yet been completely characterized. [7]

Interactions

BRF1 (gene) has been shown to interact with:

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000185024 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000011158 Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. 1 2 Wang Z, Roeder RG (August 1995). "Structure and function of a human transcription factor TFIIIB subunit that is evolutionarily conserved and contains both TFIIB- and high-mobility-group protein 2-related domains". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 92 (15): 7026–30. Bibcode:1995PNAS...92.7026W. doi: 10.1073/pnas.92.15.7026 . PMC   41464 . PMID   7624363.
  6. Mital R, Kobayashi R, Hernandez N (January 1997). "RNA polymerase III transcription from the human U6 and adenovirus type 2 VAI promoters has different requirements for human BRF, a subunit of human TFIIIB". Mol Cell Biol. 16 (12): 7031–42. doi:10.1128/MCB.16.12.7031. PMC   231706 . PMID   8943358.
  7. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: BRF1 BRF1 homolog, subunit of RNA polymerase III transcription initiation factor IIIB (S. cerevisiae)".
  8. 1 2 3 Sutcliffe JE, Cairns CA, McLees A, Allison SJ, Tosh K, White RJ (June 1999). "RNA polymerase III transcription factor IIIB is a target for repression by pocket proteins p107 and p130". Mol. Cell. Biol. 19 (6): 4255–61. doi:10.1128/mcb.19.6.4255. PMC   104385 . PMID   10330166.
  9. Johnston IM, Allison SJ, Morton JP, Schramm L, Scott PH, White RJ (June 2002). "CK2 forms a stable complex with TFIIIB and activates RNA polymerase III transcription in human cells". Mol. Cell. Biol. 22 (11): 3757–68. doi:10.1128/mcb.22.11.3757-3768.2002. PMC   133823 . PMID   11997511.
  10. McCulloch V, Hardin P, Peng W, Ruppert JM, Lobo-Ruppert SM (August 2000). "Alternatively spliced hBRF variants function at different RNA polymerase III promoters". EMBO J. 19 (15): 4134–43. doi:10.1093/emboj/19.15.4134. PMC   306597 . PMID   10921893.

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