title: The USA-derived transcriptional coactivator PC2 is a submodule of TRAP/SMCC and acts synergistically with other PCs.
abstract: PC2, the high-molecular weight constituent of the potent USA transcriptional coactivator fraction, was identified as a Mediator-like complex. Its composition resembles that of the TRAP/SMCC complex, but PC2 is distinguished by the prominent absence of the SRB10 and SRB11 kinase/cyclin pair, as well as several additional polypeptides. Furthermore, affinity-purified PC2, which lacks independent activity, acts in synergy with USA-derived coactivators PC3/topoisomerase I and PC4 to mediate the effects of a variety of activators (including VP16, the synthetic activator GAL4-AH, and the orphan nuclear receptor HNF4) and thus recapitulates partial USA coactivator function.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Roeder
mesh_terms: D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D056892:Mediator Complex; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000737:chemistry; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: C492154:MED27 protein, human; D056892:Mediator Complex; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors