POLR2D, Official Symbol POLR2Dprovided by HGNC Official Full Name RNA polymerase II subunit Dprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:9191 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000144231 MIM:606017; AllianceGenome:HGNC:9191 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 RBP4; RPB4; RPB16; HSRBP4; HSRPB4 Summary This gene encodes the fourth largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. In yeast, this polymerase subunit is associated with the polymerase under suboptimal growth conditions and may have a stress protective role. A sequence for a ribosomal pseudogene is contained within the 3' untranslated region of the transcript from this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Broad expression in testis (RPKM 27.2), lymph node (RPKM 9.2) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all