NameDNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2
Synonyms
  • 2.7.7.6
  • DNA-directed RNA polymerase II 140 kDa polypeptide
  • DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit B
  • RNA polymerase II subunit 2
  • RNA polymerase II subunit B2
Gene NamePOLR2B
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017711|DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2
MYDADEDMQYDEDDDEITPDLWQEACWIVISSYFDEKGLVRQQLDSFDEFIQMSVQRIVE
DAPPIDLQAEAQHASGEVEEPPRYLLKFEQIYLSKPTHWERDGAPSPMMPNEARLRNLTY
SAPLYVDITKTVIKEGEEQLQTQHQKTFIGKIPIMLRSTYCLLNGLTDRDLCELNECPLD
PGGYFIINGSEKVLIAQEKMATNTVYVFAKKDSKYAYTGECRSCLENSSRPTSTIWVSML
ARGGQGAKKSAIGQRIVATLPYIKQEVPIIIVFRALGFVSDRDILEHIIYDFEDPEMMEM
VKPSLDEAFVIQEQNVALNFIGSRGAKPGVTKEKRIKYAKEVLQKEMLPHVGVSDFCETK
KAYFLGYMVHRLLLAALGRRELDDRDHYGNKRLDLAGPLLAFLFRGMFKNLLKEVRIYAQ
KFIDRGKDFNLELAIKTRIISDGLKYSLATGNWGDQKKAHQARAGVSQVLNRLTFASTLS
HLRRLNSPIGRDGKLAKPRQLHNTLWGMVCPAETPEGHAVGLVKNLALMAYISVGSQPSP
ILEFLEEWSMENLEEISPAAIADATKIFVNGCWVGIHKDPEQLMNTLRKLRRQMDIIVSE
VSMIRDIREREIRIYTDAGRICRPLLIVEKQKLLLKKRHIDQLKEREYNNYSWQDLVASG
VVEYIDTLEEETVMLAMTPDDLQEKEVAYCSTYTHCEIHPSMILGVCASIIPFPDHNQSP
RNTYQSAMGKQAMGVYITNFHVRMDTLAHVLYYPQKPLVTTRSMEYLRFRELPAGINSIV
AIASYTGYNQEDSVIMNRSAVDRGFFRSVFYRSYKEQESKKGFDQEEVFEKPTRETCQGM
RHAIYDKLDDDGLIAPGVRVSGDDVIIGKTVTLPENEDELESTNRRYTKRDCSTFLRTSE
TGIVDQVMVTLNQEGYKFCKIRVRSVRIPQIGDKFASRHGQKGTCGIQYRQEDMPFTCEG
ITPDIIINPHAIPSRMTIGHLIECLQGKVSANKGEIGDATPFNDAVNVQKISNLLSDYGY
HLRGNEVLYNGFTGRKITSQIFIGPTYYQRLKHMVDDKIHSRARGPIQILNRQPMEGRSR
DGGLRFGEMERDCQIAHGAAQFLRERLFEASDPYQVHVCNLCGIMAIANTRTHTYECRGC
RNKTQISLVRMPYACKLLFQELMSMSIAPRMMSV
Number of residues1174
Molecular Weight133895.435
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • metal ion binding
  • ribonucleoside binding
  • poly(A) RNA binding
  • DNA binding
  • DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity
  • chromatin binding
Processes
  • positive regulation of viral transcription
  • RNA splicing
  • nucleotide-excision repair
  • transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • gene expression
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • somatic stem cell population maintenance
  • transcription-coupled nucleotide-excision repair
  • viral process
  • 7-methylguanosine mRNA capping
  • gene silencing by RNA
  • DNA repair
  • mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
  • piRNA metabolic process
Components
  • DNA-directed RNA polymerase II, core complex
  • nucleoplasm
  • membrane
  • nucleus
General FunctionRibonucleoside binding
Specific FunctionDNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. Second largest component of RNA polymerase II which synthesizes mRNA precursors and many functional non-coding RNAs. Proposed to contribute to the polymerase catalytic activity and forms the polymerase active center together with the largest subunit. Pol II is the central component of the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. It is composed of mobile elements that move relative to each other. RPB2 is part of the core element with the central large cleft, the clamp element that moves to open and close the cleft and the jaws that are thought to grab the incoming DNA template (By similarity).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP30876
UniProtKB Entry NameRPB2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017712|DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2 (POLR2B)
ATGTACGACGCGGATGAGGATATGCAATATGATGAGGATGATGATGAAATCACCCCGGAT
TTGTGGCAAGAAGCATGCTGGATTGTAATCAGTTCCTATTTTGACGAGAAAGGCTTGGTT
AGACAACAGCTGGATTCTTTTGATGAGTTTATTCAGATGTCTGTTCAAAGAATTGTGGAA
GACGCTCCTCCTATAGACCTACAGGCTGAAGCTCAGCATGCTAGTGGAGAAGTTGAAGAA
CCGCCACGATATTTGCTGAAGTTTGAACAAATTTATCTTTCCAAGCCTACCCATTGGGAA
AGAGATGGTGCTCCTTCACCAATGATGCCCAATGAAGCTAGATTAAGGAATCTCACGTAT
TCTGCTCCGCTTTATGTTGATATAACAAAAACAGTCATTAAAGAAGGTGAAGAACAACTT
CAGACTCAGCATCAGAAAACTTTTATAGGAAAAATTCCAATTATGTTGCGGTCAACTTAC
TGCCTTTTGAATGGCTTGACAGATCGTGATCTTTGTGAGTTAAATGAATGCCCTTTGGAT
CCTGGTGGCTATTTCATTATTAATGGATCAGAAAAGGTTCTGATTGCCCAAGAGAAAATG
GCAACAAACACAGTTTATGTGTTTGCCAAAAAGGATTCTAAATATGCCTACACAGGAGAG
TGTAGATCATGTCTTGAGAATTCTTCCCGACCCACCAGTACTATATGGGTTAGCATGCTG
GCAAGAGGAGGACAGGGTGCCAAGAAGAGTGCTATTGGTCAGCGCATTGTGGCAACTCTA
CCATATATCAAGCAAGAAGTTCCCATCATTATTGTGTTCAGAGCATTAGGTTTTGTGTCC
GACAGAGATATTTTAGAACATATTATTTATGATTTTGAAGATCCAGAGATGATGGAAATG
GTTAAACCTTCTCTCGATGAAGCTTTTGTCATCCAAGAACAGAATGTTGCACTAAATTTC
ATTGGTTCAAGAGGAGCAAAGCCTGGTGTTACTAAAGAGAAAAGAATTAAATATGCAAAG
GAAGTTTTACAAAAAGAAATGCTCCCTCATGTTGGTGTCAGTGATTTTTGTGAGACCAAA
AAAGCCTATTTCTTGGGATACATGGTTCATAGGTTACTTCTGGCAGCTTTGGGTAGAAGA
GAACTAGATGACAGAGATCACTATGGAAACAAGAGATTGGATCTTGCTGGGCCGCTGCTT
GCATTCTTATTTAGAGGTATGTTTAAGAATTTGCTTAAAGAAGTGCGGATCTATGCACAG
AAATTTATTGATCGAGGAAAGGATTTTAACTTGGAGTTGGCAATTAAAACACGGATCATA
TCTGATGGCCTAAAATACTCTTTAGCTACTGGAAACTGGGGTGATCAAAAGAAAGCTCAT
CAAGCCAGAGCTGGAGTATCTCAGGTGTTAAACCGCCTGACTTTTGCGTCTACTCTTTCT
CACCTGCGTCGTTTAAATTCTCCTATTGGTAGAGACGGCAAGCTAGCAAAACCAAGACAG
TTGCATAATACGTTGTGGGGAATGGTGTGTCCTGCCGAGACCCCAGAGGGCCATGCTGTA
GGACTTGTGAAGAATTTAGCCTTGATGGCGTATATTTCAGTTGGATCTCAACCATCTCCA
ATTCTGGAATTTTTAGAAGAATGGAGTATGGAAAATTTAGAAGAAATTTCTCCTGCAGCT
ATTGCTGATGCAACCAAGATTTTTGTTAATGGCTGCTGGGTTGGAATACATAAAGATCCC
GAACAACTTATGAACACCCTAAGGAAATTGAGACGTCAGATGGACATCATTGTGTCTGAA
GTTTCTATGATCAGAGATATTCGAGAGAGGGAGATTCGGATCTATACGGATGCAGGCCGT
ATTTGTAGACCACTTCTGATTGTGGAAAAACAAAAGCTACTTTTGAAGAAGAGGCATATT
GACCAATTGAAAGAGAGAGAATATAACAACTATAGTTGGCAGGATCTTGTGGCCAGTGGG
GTAGTGGAGTATATTGATACCCTGGAAGAAGAAACAGTGATGCTTGCAATGACTCCAGAT
GATTTACAGGAGAAAGAAGTAGCTTATTGTTCCACATATACACACTGTGAGATTCATCCC
TCAATGATCCTTGGTGTCTGTGCATCTATTATTCCCTTTCCTGATCATAACCAGTCCCCT
AGAAACACATACCAGTCTGCTATGGGTAAGCAGGCTATGGGAGTTTACATCACCAACTTC
CATGTTCGCATGGACACATTGGCCCATGTTCTCTATTATCCTCAAAAGCCACTTGTGACT
ACACGGTCTATGGAATATCTACGATTTAGAGAGCTGCCAGCAGGCATCAACTCAATTGTG
GCCATTGCATCATACACTGGATATAATCAGGAAGACTCTGTTATCATGAATCGTTCAGCT
GTAGACCGCGGCTTCTTCAGGTCTGTTTTCTATCGCTCATACAAAGAACAGGAGTCTAAA
AAAGGATTTGATCAAGAAGAAGTTTTTGAGAAGCCTACACGTGAAACATGCCAGGGCATG
AGGCATGCCATTTACGACAAGCTGGATGATGATGGTTTGATAGCTCCAGGGGTTCGTGTA
TCAGGAGATGATGTTATTATAGGCAAAACAGTCACCTTGCCTGAAAATGAAGATGAATTG
GAGAGCACCAATAGACGCTATACCAAGAGAGACTGTAGCACTTTTCTCAGAACTAGCGAG
ACGGGCATTGTGGATCAGGTTATGGTAACTCTCAATCAGGAAGGATATAAATTTTGTAAA
ATAAGGGTACGCTCTGTTAGGATTCCACAGATTGGAGACAAATTTGCTAGTCGACATGGT
CAAAAGGGTACTTGTGGTATTCAGTATAGACAAGAGGATATGCCTTTCACCTGTGAAGGT
ATCACCCCTGATATCATCATCAATCCCCATGCCATCCCCTCTCGTATGACTATTGGTCAC
TTAATTGAATGCCTTCAAGGGAAGGTATCGGCTAACAAGGGTGAAATTGGTGATGCCACT
CCATTTAATGATGCTGTTAACGTGCAGAAGATTTCTAATCTTTTATCTGATTATGGCTAT
CATCTCAGAGGAAATGAGGTCCTGTACAATGGGTTCACTGGTCGAAAAATCACATCACAA
ATATTTATTGGCCCCACTTATTACCAGCGTTTGAAGCATATGGTGGATGATAAGATTCAC
TCTCGTGCTAGGGGACCTATTCAGATCCTCAATAGACAGCCCATGGAGGGTAGATCTCGT
GATGGTGGCCTGCGTTTTGGAGAAATGGAACGAGATTGTCAGATTGCCCATGGAGCAGCC
CAGTTTTTAAGGGAAAGATTGTTTGAGGCATCAGATCCATATCAGGTTCATGTTTGCAAT
CTTTGTGGAATAATGGCGATTGCCAACACCAGGACCCATACATATGAATGCAGGGGCTGC
CGCAATAAAACCCAGATTTCTTTGGTGCGAATGCCTTACGCATGCAAACTATTGTTTCAG
GAACTTATGTCTATGAGTATTGCACCGCGAATGATGAGTGTTTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:9188
Chromosome Location4
LocusNot Available
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