title: TAFs mediate transcriptional activation and promoter selectivity.
abstract: The TATA-binding protein (TBP)-associated factors (TAFs) of TFIID play a central role in RNA polymerase II transcriptional regulation. Some TAFs can function as co-activators that mediate the activation signal from enhancer-bound regulators. In addition, interactions between selected TAFs and core elements direct promoter selectivity by RNA polymerase II.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Verrijzer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tjian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008957:Models, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016385:TATA Box; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors; D012319:RNA Polymerase II