BTAF1, Official Symbol BTAF1provided by HGNC Official Full Name B-TFIID TATA-box binding protein associated factor 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17307 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000095564 MIM:605191; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17307 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 MOT1; TAF172; TAFII170; TAF(II)170 Summary This gene encodes a TAF (TATA box-binding protein-associated factor), which associates with TBP (TATA box-binding protein) to form the B-TFIID complex that is required for transcription initiation of genes by RNA polymerase II. This TAF has DNA-dependent ATPase activity, which drives the dissociation of TBP from DNA, freeing the TBP to associate with other TATA boxes or TATA-less promoters. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in skin (RPKM 23.9), lymph node (RPKM 17.7) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all