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TAF11
TATA-box binding protein associated factor 11
Chromosome 6 · 6p21.31
NCBI Gene: 6882Ensembl: ENSG00000064995.20HGNC: HGNC:11544UniProt: Q15544
63PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub GeneTranscription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
RNA polymerase II preinitiation complex assemblynucleusnucleoplasmtranscription factor TFIID complexHIV infectionneurodegenerative diseaseatrial fibrillationlysosomal storage disease
✦AI Summary

TAF11 is a subunit of the TFIID basal transcription factor complex essential for RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription initiation 1. As a histone fold domain-containing protein, TAF11 collaborates with TAF13 and TBP to facilitate TFIID promoter binding and pre-initiation complex assembly 12. Structurally, TAF11 competes with TATA-box DNA for TBP binding, suggesting a regulatory role in TFIID assembly and function 2. Beyond core transcriptional roles, TAF11 participates in super-enhancer activity critical for oncogene expression, with TAF11 knockout significantly decreasing MYC transcription in Epstein-Barr virus-infected cells 3. Disease relevance includes association with non-syndromic cleft lip, where a TAF11 variant increases STAT1/STAT3 recruitment and TAF11 expression, downregulating cell adhesion genes CDH1 and CTNND1, ultimately disrupting cranial neural crest cell migration 4. Additionally, TAF11 mediates macrophage polarization through HIF1α signaling via mRNA 2'-O-methylation modification, implicating it in immune regulation and inflammatory disease 5. TAF11 was identified as one of nine genetic mediators in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease pathogenesis 6. These findings establish TAF11 as a multifunctional transcriptional factor with implications in developmental and inflammatory disease.

Sources cited
1
TAF11 is a component of TFIID complex that plays key roles in promoter binding and pre-initiation complex assembly alongside TBP and TAF13
PMID: 33795473
2
TAF11 forms a ternary complex with TAF13 and TBP; TAF11/TAF13 competes with TATA-box DNA for TBP binding and suggests novel regulatory properties of TFIID
PMID: 29111974
3
TAF11 is essential for Epstein-Barr virus super-enhancer activity and MYC transcription in lymphoblastoid cells
PMID: 31167905
4
A TAF11 variant contributes to non-syndromic cleft lip by increasing TAF11 expression, downregulating CDH1 and CTNND1, and disrupting neural crest cell migration
PMID: 39727181
5
TAF11 mediates macrophage polarization through HIF1α signaling via regulation of mRNA 2'-O-methylation modification
PMID: 41260166
6
TAF11 was identified as one of nine genetic mediators in the causal association between rheumatoid arthritis and interstitial lung disease
PMID: 39260308
Disease Associationsⓘ20
HIV infectionOpen Targets
0.58Moderate
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.49Moderate
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.33Weak
lysosomal storage diseaseOpen Targets
0.26Weak
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.21Weak
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.19Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.15Weak
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.13Weak
celiac diseaseOpen Targets
0.12Weak
autoimmune diseaseOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
oropharynx cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
autoimmune bullous skin diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
inflammatory spondylopathyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Hashimoto's thyroiditisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
dermatitis herpetiformisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Tietze syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
coronary atherosclerosisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
obesityOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
TAF9Protein interaction100%POLR2BProtein interaction100%POLR2LProtein interaction100%POLR2KProtein interaction100%POLR2EProtein interaction100%POLR2DProtein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
50%
Ovary
48%
Lung
46%
Liver
45%
Heart
38%
Gene Interaction Network
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TAF11TAF9POLR2BPOLR2LPOLR2KPOLR2EPOLR2D
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB1BH9 · 2.60 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.66LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.55Intermediate
Observed/Expected LoF0.38 [0.23–0.66]
RankingsWhere TAF11 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,413of 20,598
    Most Researched63
  • #4,790of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.66
Genes detectedTAF11
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
A TAF11 variant contributes to non-syndromic cleft lip only through modulating neural crest cell migration.
PMID: 39727181
Hum Mol Genet · 2025
1.00
2
Architecture of TAF11/TAF13/TBP complex suggests novel regulation properties of general transcription factor TFIID.
PMID: 29111974
Elife · 2017
0.90
3
TAF Family Proteins and MEF2C Are Essential for Epstein-Barr Virus Super-Enhancer Activity.
PMID: 31167905
J Virol · 2019
0.80
4
DQ690018 regulated HIF1α expression and subsequently mediates macrophage polarization by inhibiting Taf11 mRNA 2'-O-methylation modification.
PMID: 41260166
Int Immunopharmacol · 2026
0.70
5
SLAMF1 as a novel molecule mediating the causal association between rheumatoid arthritis and interstitial lung disease: A Mendelian randomization study combined with transcriptomics and in vivo validation.
PMID: 39260308
Int Immunopharmacol · 2024
0.60