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POLR2C

DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the POLR2C gene.

Last revised
Jun 11, 2026
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Length
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Source
POLR2C
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesPOLR2C, RPB3, RPB31, hRPB33, hsRPB3, polymerase (RNA) II subunit C, RNA polymerase II subunit C
External IDsOMIM: 180663; MGI: 109299; HomoloGene: 2017; GeneCards: POLR2C; OMA:POLR2C - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002694
NM_032940

NM_009090

RefSeq (protein)

NP_116558
NP_116558.1

NP_033116

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 57.46 – 57.47 MbChr 8: 95.58 – 95.6 Mb
PubMed search34
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DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the POLR2C gene.5

Function

This gene encodes the third largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. The product of this gene contains a cysteine rich region and exists as a heterodimer with another polymerase subunit, POLR2J. These two subunits form a core subassembly unit of the polymerase. A pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 21.6

Interactions

POLR2C has been shown to interact with:

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000102978Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031783Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Acker J, Mattei MG, Wintzerith M, Roeckel N, Depetris D, Vigneron M, Kedinger C (Aug 1994). "Chromosomal localization of human RNA polymerase II subunit genes". Genomics. 20 (3): 496–9. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1208. PMID 8034326.
  6. "Entrez Gene: POLR2C polymerase (RNA) II (DNA directed) polypeptide C, 33kDa".
  7. De Angelis R, Iezzi S, Bruno T, Corbi N, Di Padova M, Floridi A, Fanciulli M, Passananti C (Jul 2003). "Functional interaction of the subunit 3 of RNA polymerase II (RPB3) with transcription factor-4 (ATF4)". FEBS Lett. 547 (1–3): 15–9. doi:10.1016/s0014-5793(03)00659-8. PMID 12860379. S2CID 33230891.
  8. Corbi N, Bruno T, De Angelis R, Di Padova M, Libri V, Di Certo MG, Spinardi L, Floridi A, Fanciulli M, Passananti C (Sep 2005). "RNA polymerase II subunit 3 is retained in the cytoplasm by its interaction with HCR, the psoriasis vulgaris candidate gene product". J. Cell Sci. 118 (Pt 18): 4253–60. doi:10.1242/jcs.02545. PMID 16141233.
  9. Corbi N, Di Padova M, De Angelis R, Bruno T, Libri V, Iezzi S, Floridi A, Fanciulli M, Passananti C (Oct 2002). "The alpha-like RNA polymerase II core subunit 3 (RPB3) is involved in tissue-specific transcription and muscle differentiation via interaction with the myogenic factor myogenin". FASEB J. 16 (12): 1639–41. doi:10.1096/fj.02-0123fje. PMID 12207009. S2CID 30243193.
  10. Acker J, de Graaff M, Cheynel I, Khazak V, Kedinger C, Vigneron M (Jul 1997). "Interactions between the human RNA polymerase II subunits". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (27): 16815–21. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.27.16815. PMID 9201987.
  11. Bertolotti A, Melot T, Acker J, Vigneron M, Delattre O, Tora L (Mar 1998). "EWS, but not EWS-FLI-1, is associated with both TFIID and RNA polymerase II: interactions between two members of the TET family, EWS and hTAFII68, and subunits of TFIID and RNA polymerase II complexes". Mol. Cell. Biol. 18 (3): 1489–97. doi:10.1128/mcb.18.3.1489. PMC 108863. PMID 9488465.
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