MED18, Official Symbol MED18provided by HGNC Official Full Name mediator complex subunit 18provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:25944 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000130772 MIM:612384; AllianceGenome:HGNC:25944 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as SRB5; p28b Summary MED18 is a component of the Mediator complex, which is a coactivator for DNA-binding factors that activate transcription via RNA polymerase II (Sato et al., 2003 [PubMed 12584197]).[supplied by OMIM, Oct 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in colon (RPKM 5.4), lymph node (RPKM 4.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all