title: cDNA clone encoding Drosophila transcription factor TFIID.
abstract: Proper initiation of transcription by RNA polymerase II requires the TATA-consensus-binding transcription factor TFIID. A cDNA clone encoding the Drosophila TFIID protein has been isolated and characterized. The deduced amino acid sequence reveals an open reading frame of 353 residues. The carboxyl-terminal 180 amino acids are approximately 80% identical to yeast TFIID and 88% identical to human TFIID. The amino-terminal portions of the yeast and Drosophila TFIID proteins lack appreciable homology, whereas the Drosophila and human amino termini appear qualitatively similar. In addition, the amino-terminal region of the Drosophila TFIID contains several sequence motifs that are found in other Drosophila proteins which appear to regulate transcription.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Muhich
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horikoshi
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Roeder
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016385:TATA Box; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA