POLR2J, Official Symbol POLR2Jprovided by HGNC Official Full Name RNA polymerase II subunit Jprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:9197 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000005075 MIM:604150; AllianceGenome:HGNC:9197 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 RPB11; RPB11A; RPB11m; hRPB14; POLR2J1 Summary This gene encodes a subunit of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. The product of this gene exists as a heterodimer with another polymerase subunit; together they form a core subassembly unit of the polymerase. Two similar genes are located nearby on chromosome 7q22.1 and a pseudogene is found on chromosome 7p13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in bone marrow (RPKM 20.7), fat (RPKM 18.2) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all