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MediatorMediator

The mediator, found in the yeast S. cerevisiae, connects repressors and activators bound to regulatory DNA with RNA polymerase II (Pol II). As a result, the mediator is an important regulator of eukaryotic transcription.^[1] Also, mediator is currently being studied because of its ability and role to regulate gene expression.^[2] Mediator is in the form of three main modules, which are the tail, arm, and head. The of the mediator is split into three domains that go through significant conformational changes, and it interacts with the Rpb7 and Rpb4 subunits of Pol II and TATA binding protein subunit of transcription factor TFIID.^[3]

StructureStructure

The of mediator from S.cerevisiae is made of seven subunits which are Med22(Srb6), Med20(Srb2), Med18(Srb5), Med17(Srb4), Med11, Med6, and Med8.^[3] Of these subunits, Med11, Med17(Srb4), and Med22(Srb6) make the mini-head of the head module. The subunits of the core-head plus the subunits of the mini-head are what make up full head structure. The structure shows the three domains: the neck, which is shown by pink helices, the fixed jaw, which is shown by mostly pink helices and a few yellow beta sheets, and the movable jaw, which is shown by mostly yellow beta sheets and a few pink helices.

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↑ Imasaki T, Calero G, Cai G, Tsai KL, Yamada K, Cardelli F, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Berger I, Kornberg GL, Asturias FJ, Kornberg RD, Takagi Y. Architecture of the Mediator head module. Nature. 2011 Jul 3;475(7355):240-3. doi: 10.1038/nature10162. PMID:21725323 doi:10.1038/nature10162
↑ Taatjes DJ. The human Mediator complex: a versatile, genome-wide regulator of transcription. Trends Biochem Sci. 2010 Jun;35(6):315-22. Epub 2010 Mar 17. PMID:20299225 doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2010.02.004
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Imasaki T, Calero G, Cai G, Tsai KL, Yamada K, Cardelli F, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Berger I, Kornberg GL, Asturias FJ, Kornberg RD, Takagi Y. Architecture of the Mediator head module. Nature. 2011 Jul 3;475(7355):240-3. doi: 10.1038/nature10162. PMID:21725323 doi:10.1038/nature10162

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[1] Imasaki T, Calero G, Cai G, Tsai KL, Yamada K, Cardelli F, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Berger I, Kornberg GL, Asturias FJ, Kornberg RD, Takagi Y. Architecture of the Mediator head module. Nature. 2011 Jul 3;475(7355):240-3. doi: 10.1038/nature10162. PMID:21725323 doi:10.1038/nature10162

[2] Taatjes DJ. The human Mediator complex: a versatile, genome-wide regulator of transcription. Trends Biochem Sci. 2010 Jun;35(6):315-22. Epub 2010 Mar 17. PMID:20299225 doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2010.02.004

[nature-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Imasaki T, Calero G, Cai G, Tsai KL, Yamada K, Cardelli F, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Berger I, Kornberg GL, Asturias FJ, Kornberg RD, Takagi Y. Architecture of the Mediator head module. Nature. 2011 Jul 3;475(7355):240-3. doi: 10.1038/nature10162. PMID:21725323 doi:10.1038/nature10162

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