Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 23 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MED23 gene.[5][6]
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Aliases | MED23, ARC130, CRSP130, CRSP133, CRSP3, DRIP130, MRT18, SUR-2, SUR2, mediator complex subunit 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 605042 MGI: 1917458 HomoloGene: 3552 GeneCards: MED23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The activation of gene transcription is a multistep process that is triggered by factors that recognize transcriptional enhancer sites in DNA. These factors work with co-activators to direct transcriptional initiation by the RNA polymerase II apparatus. The protein encoded by this gene is a subunit of the CRSP (cofactor required for SP1 activation) complex, which, along with TFIID, is required for efficient activation by SP1. This protein is also a component of other multisubunit complexes e.g. thyroid hormone receptor-(TR-) associated proteins which interact with TR and facilitate TR function on DNA templates in conjunction with initiation factors and cofactors. This protein also acts as a metastasis suppressor. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene.[6]
CRSP3 has been shown to interact with Estrogen receptor alpha,[7] CEBPB[8] and Cyclin-dependent kinase 8.[7][9]