ABT1, Official Symbol ABT1provided by HGNC Official Full Name activator of basal transcription 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17369 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000146109 MIM:618750; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17369 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as Esf2; hABT1 Summary Basal transcription of genes by RNA polymerase II requires the interaction of TATA-binding protein (TBP) with the core region of class II promoters. Studies in mouse suggest that the protein encoded by this gene likely activates basal transcription from class II promoters by interaction with TBP and the class II promoter DNA. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in bone marrow (RPKM 4.4), lymph node (RPKM 3.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all