Recombinant human RNA polymerase II subunit RPB11-b1/POLR2J2 protein

POLR2J2 is a member of the RNA polymerase II subunit 11 gene family, which includes three genes in a cluster on chromosome 7q22. 1 and a pseudogene on chromosome 7p13. The founding member of family, DNA directed RNA polymerase II polypeptide J, has been shown to encode a subunit of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. This locus produces multiple, alternatively spliced transcripts that potentially express isoforms with distinct C-termini compared to DNA directed RNA polymerase II polypeptide J. Most or all variants are spliced to include additional non-coding exons at the 3' end which makes them candidates for nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) . Consequently, it is not known if this locus expresses a protein or proteins in vivo. Recombinant human POLR2J2 protein, fused to His-tag at N-terminus, was expressed in E. coli and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques.