SGD DescriptionSubunit (17 kDa) of TFIID and SAGA complexes; involved in RNA polymerase II transcription initiation and in chromatin modification, similar to histone H3
PomBase DescriptionSAGA complex/ transcription initiation factor Taf9
AspGD DescriptionOrtholog(s) have chromatin binding, protein complex scaffold activity and role in RNA polymerase II transcriptional preinitiation complex assembly, histone acetylation
References
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