MED1

Gene Information
  • Official Symbol: MED1
  • Official Name: mediator complex subunit 1
  • Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
  • Entrez ID: 5469
  • UniProt: Q15648
  • Interactions: BioGRID
  • PubMed articles: Open PubMed
  • OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
  • Entrez Summary: The activation of gene transcription is a multistep process that is triggered by factors that recognize transcriptional enhancer sites in DNA. These factors work with co-activators to direct transcriptional initiation by the RNA polymerase II apparatus. The protein encoded by this gene is a subunit of the CRSP (cofactor required for SP1 activation) complex, which, along with TFIID, is required for efficient activation by SP1. This protein is also a component of other multisubunit complexes e.g. thyroid hormone receptor-(TR-) associated proteins which interact with TR and facilitate TR function on DNA templates in conjunction with initiation factors and cofactors. It also regulates p53-dependent apoptosis and it is essential for adipogenesis. This protein is known to have the ability to self-oligomerize. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
  • UniProt Summary: 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 (PubMed:10406464, PubMed:11867769, PubMed:12037571, PubMed:12218053, PubMed:12556447, PubMed:14636573, PubMed:15340084, PubMed:15471764, PubMed:15989967, PubMed:16574658, PubMed:9653119). Acts as a coactivator for GATA1-mediated transcriptional activation during erythroid differentiation of K562 erythroleukemia cells (PubMed:24245781). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10406464, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11867769, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12037571, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12218053, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12556447, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14636573, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15340084, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15471764, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15989967, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16574658, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24245781, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9653119}.

Pfam Domains GO Terms


CRISPR Data

Compound Hit Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)

Essentiality in NALM6
  • Essentiality Rank: 109
  • Expression level (log2 read counts): 7.21

Expression Distribution

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