Transcription factor TFIID is one of the general factors required for accurate and regulated initiation by RNA polymerase II. Mediates both basal and activator-dependent transcription. Plays a role in the differentiation of preadipocyte fibroblasts to adipocytes, however, does not seem to play a role in differentiation of myoblasts. Required for the integration of TAF10 in the TAF complex. May be important for survival of cells of the inner cell mass which constitute the pluripotent cell population of the early embryo (By similarity).
Here we present the cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of human SAGA (hSAGA)|Human SAGA is a 20-subunit, 1.4-MDa complex with five functional modules (Fig. (Fig.1a):1a): a scaffolding core that includes TBP-associated factors (TAFs); a TRRAP (Transformation/Transcription domain Associated Protein) containing a phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-related pseudoprotein kinase (ΨPIKK); a histone acetyltransferase (HAT); a deubiquitinase (DUB) and a metazoan-specific splicing (SPL) module
The general transcription factor IID (TFIID) plays a central role in the initiation of RNA polymerase II (Pol II)-dependent transcription by nucleating pre-initiation complex (PIC) assembly at the core promoter. TFIID comprises the TATA-binding protein (TBP) and 13 TBP-associated factors (TAF1-13), which specifically interact with a variety of core promoter DNA sequences.