NCBI Accession #
NP_192387.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_116716.5
NCBI Official Full Name
mediator 21
NCBI Official Symbol
MED21
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
mediator 21; T4B21.8; T4B21_8
NCBI Protein Information
mediator 21
NCBI Summary
Encodes the med21 subunit of the mediator complex which is involved in transcriptional regulation. MED21 interacts physically with the E3 ligase HUB1 and this interaction may be important in mediation defense responses to fungal pathogens.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
MED21_1; SRB7
UniProt Protein Name
Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 21
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Mediator complex subunit 21; RNAPII complex component SRB7
UniProt Primary Accession #
C0LU16
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q84WP9; Q9M0Z8; Q9ZS95
UniProt Related Accession #
C0LU16
UniProt Comments
Component of the Mediator complex, a coactivator involved in the regulated transcription of nearly all RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. Mediator functions as a bridge to convey information from gene-specific regulatory proteins to the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. Mediator is recruited to promoters by direct interactions with regulatory proteins and serves as a scaffold for the assembly of a functional preinitiation complex with RNA polymerase II and the general transcription factors. Required for embryo development and defense against necrotrophic fungal pathogens.