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Symbol PAF1 contributors: mct/pgu - updated : 21-12-2011
HGNC name Paf1, RNA polymerase II associated factor, homolog (S. cerevisiae)
HGNC id 25459
Location 19q13.2      Physical location : 39.876.271 - 39.881.679
Synonym name pancreatic differentiation 2
Synonym symbol(s) PD2, FLJ11123, F23149_1
DNA
TYPE functioning gene
STRUCTURE 5.41 kb     14 Exon(s)
MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
14 - 2164 - 531 - 2006 16491129
EXPRESSION
Type ubiquitous
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Digestivemouthtongue  moderately
 pancreas exocrine   predominantly
Lymphoid/Immunespleen   highly
Reproductivefemale systembreastmammary gland moderately
 female systemovary  moderately
 female systemplacenta  moderately
 female systemuterus  moderately
 male systemtestis  moderately
Respiratoryrespiratory tractlarynx  highly
Skin/Tegumentskin   moderately
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion blood
at STAGE
physiological period pregnancy
Text placenta
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • RNA recognition motif
  • DEAD-boxes
  • an aspartic/serine (DS)-dmain
  • a regulator of the chromosome condensation domain and myc-type helix-loop-helix domains
  • mono polymer heteromer , dimer , complex
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Paf1 (98.9pc)
    homolog to rattus Paf1 (98.5pc)
    Homologene
    FAMILY
    CATEGORY transcription factor
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,nucleus
    basic FUNCTION
  • directly involved in transcription elongation via histone H2B ubiquitination and histone H3 methylation
  • PAF1 and the PAF complex are key regulators of cell-cycle progressionb
  • acts in chromatin transcription elongation both independently and cooperatively with TCEA2 and TCEA3
  • likely plays an important role in the complex processes of embryonic stem cell growth and terminal differentiation
  • important role in rRNA synthesis
  • regulates the developmental potential of the lateral plate mesoderm and is required cell autonomously for the specification of cardiac precursors
  • involved in the regulation of transcriptional elongation and has oncogenic potential
  • influences gene expression by regulating chromatin structure and the recruitment of RNA-processing factors during transcription elongation
  • CELLULAR PROCESS nucleotide, transcription, elongation
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
  • complexing with LEO1, CDC73, SH2BP1
  • part of the PAF1 complex (PAF1C) implicated in transcription-associated events
  • PAF1 and LEO1 subunits form a tightly associated heterodimer through antiparallel beta-sheet interactions 8)
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • cooperative binding with RNA polymerase II
  • UBE2E1, RNF20/40, and the PAF1 complex are recruited to transcriptionally active genes
  • interacting with TCEA2
  • associated with promoters of genes important for pluripotency, potentially maintaining an active chromatin structure
  • PAF1 complex synergizes with MLL fusion proteins at HOX loci to promote leukemogenesis
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    is involved in cancer development
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS