TAF8

TATA-box binding protein associated factor 8

Summary

This gene encodes one of several TATA-binding protein (TBP)-associated factors (TAFs), which are integral subunits of the general transcription factor complex TFIID. TFIID recognizes the core promoter of many genes and nucleates the assembly of a transcription preinitiation complex containing RNA polymerase II and other initiation factors. The protein encoded by this gene contains an H4-like histone fold domain, and interacts with several subunits of TFIID including TBP and the histone-fold protein TAF10. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants30 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs5730201436:42,018,290C/Tuncertain significance
rs8681613786:42,018,317C/Auncertain significance
rs21274462226:42,018,328A/Gpathogenic
rs7566883926:42,018,329G/Auncertain significance
rs3735306476:42,019,112G/Cuncertain significance
rs7674833266:42,019,147G/Auncertain significance
rs15822084736:42,019,220C/Tlikely benign
rs7719522506:42,019,225A/Cuncertain significance
rs3708226346:42,019,227A/Guncertain significance
rs1126957006:42,022,563T/Cupstream gene variant
rs25326228186:42,023,704A/Guncertain significance
rs745268696:42,024,634G/Aintron variant
rs13841488426:42,025,126G/Tlikely pathogenic
rs12427012736:42,025,195C/Guncertain significance
rs25326282376:42,025,197C/Guncertain significance
rs5549179146:42,025,251G/Apathogenic
rs93693296:42,029,905C/Tintron variant
rs11858987986:42,034,116G/Auncertain significance
rs3715164916:42,034,122C/Tuncertain significance
rs13743211266:42,034,123G/Auncertain significance
rs7701376676:42,034,134C/Tuncertain significance
rs13679992406:42,036,205A/Guncertain significance
rs25326649486:42,036,222C/Guncertain significance
rs1138672136:42,038,078A/Cintron variant
rs3712612676:42,044,837G/Apathogenic
rs25326910016:42,044,866C/Auncertain significance
rs12431383016:42,044,911G/Tuncertain significance
rs1124286836:42,047,471T/Alikely benign
rs24929376:42,054,346G/Aregulatory region variant
rs1847878626:42,055,633G/Adownstream gene variant

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.