Function
This gene encodes the basic transcription factor 3. This protein forms a stable complex with RNA polymerase IIB and is required for transcriptional initiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. This gene has multiple pseudogenes.[8]
Further reading
- Wiedmann B, Sakai H, Davis TA, Wiedmann M (1994). "A protein complex required for signal-sequence-specific sorting and translocation". Nature. 370 (6489): 434–40. doi:10.1038/370434a0. PMID 8047162.
- Maruyama K, Sugano S (1994). "Oligo-capping: a simple method to replace the cap structure of eukaryotic mRNAs with oligoribonucleotides". Gene. 138 (1–2): 171–4. doi:10.1016/0378-1119(94)90802-8. PMID 8125298.
- Suzuki Y, Yoshitomo-Nakagawa K, Maruyama K, Suyama A, Sugano S (1997). "Construction and characterization of a full length-enriched and a 5'-end-enriched cDNA library". Gene. 200 (1–2): 149–56. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00411-3. PMID 9373149.
- Grein S, Pyerin W (1999). "BTF3 is a potential new substrate of protein kinase CK2". Mol. Cell. Biochem. 191 (1–2): 121–8. doi:10.1023/A:1006806226764. PMID 10094400.
- Harrington JJ, Sherf B, Rundlett S, Jackson PD, Perry R, Cain S, Leventhal C, Thornton M, Ramachandran R, Whittington J, Lerner L, Costanzo D, McElligott K, Boozer S, Mays R, Smith E, Veloso N, Klika A, Hess J, Cothren K, Lo K, Offenbacher J, Danzig J, Ducar M (2001). "Creation of genome-wide protein expression libraries using random activation of gene expression". Nat. Biotechnol. 19 (5): 440–5. doi:10.1038/88107. PMID 11329013.
- Kusumawidjaja G, Kayed H, Giese N, Bauer A, Erkan M, Giese T, Hoheise JD, Friess H, Kleeff J (2007). "Basic transcription factor 3 (BTF3) regulates transcription of tumor-associated genes in pancreatic cancer cells". Cancer Biol. Ther. 6 (3): 367–76. doi:10.4161/cbt.6.3.3704. PMID 17312387.
- Symes AJ, Eilertsen M, Millar M, Nariculam J, Freeman A, Notara M, Feneley MR, Patel HR, Patel HR, Masters JR, Ahmed A (2013). "Quantitative Analysis of BTF3, HINT1, NDRG1 and ODC1 Protein Over-Expression in Human Prostate Cancer Tissue". PLoS ONE. 8 (12): e84295. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084295. PMC 3874000. PMID 24386364.