TATA-box binding protein like 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TBPL2 gene. [4] The TBPL2 protein is also known as TBP-related factor 3 (TRF3) and TATA binding protein 2 (TBP2). The protein was independently discovered in three laboratories as a vertebrate-specific family member of TATA-binding protein (TBP). [5] [6] [7] Orthologs have been identified in mouse, frog ( Xenopus tropicalis ) and fish ( Danio rerio ). Whereas the TBP gene is found in all eukaryotes, TBPL2 is only found in vertebrates. [8] [9]
Similar to TBP, TBPL2 can bind to the TATA box. It interacts with other general transcription factors such as TFIIA and TFIIB and promotes transcription initiation in vitro. [6] [7] The core domain, which mediates this binding to DNA, shows 95% identity between TBP and TBPL2. [9] The N-terminal domain of TBPL2 exhibits only limited homology to that of TBP.
Early reports mistakenly suggested a wide expression pattern of TBPL2. The main site of expression, however, is the oocyte, where it acts as a replacement factor for TBP. [7] [10] [11] [12] Knockout mice are normal and viable, but females are not fertile in the absence of TBPL2 due to a defect in folliculogenesis. [13] TBPL2 has also been identified as a factor necessary to reprogram stem cells to oocytes. [14]
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