The domain within your query sequence starts at position 64 and ends at position 122; the E-value for the Med18 domain shown below is 9.2e-14.

MEYLLQGSVLDHSLESLIHRLRGLCDNMEPETFLDHEMVFLLKGQQASPFVLRARRSMD

Med18

Med18
PFAM accession number:PF09637
Interpro abstract (IPR019095):

The Mediator complex is a coactivator involved in the regulated transcription of nearly all RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. Mediator functions as a bridge to convey information from gene-specific regulatory proteins to the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. The Mediator complex, having a compact conformation in its free form, is recruited to promoters by direct interactions with regulatory proteins and serves for the assembly of a functional preinitiation complex with RNA polymerase II and the general transcription factors. On recruitment the Mediator complex unfolds to an extended conformation and partially surrounds RNA polymerase II, specifically interacting with the unphosphorylated form of the C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II. The Mediator complex dissociates from the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme and stays at the promoter when transcriptional elongation begins.

The Mediator complex is composed of at least 31 subunits: MED1, MED4, MED6, MED7, MED8, MED9, MED10, MED11, MED12, MED13, MED13L, MED14, MED15, MED16, MED17, MED18, MED19, MED20, MED21, MED22, MED23, MED24, MED25, MED26, MED27, MED29, MED30, MED31, CCNC, CDK8 and CDC2L6/CDK11.

The subunits form at least three structurally distinct submodules. The head and the middle modules interact directly with RNA polymerase II, whereas the elongated tail module interacts with gene-specific regulatory proteins. Mediator containing the CDK8 module is less active than Mediator lacking this module in supporting transcriptional activation.

  • The head module contains: MED6, MED8, MED11, SRB4/MED17, SRB5/MED18, ROX3/MED19, SRB2/MED20 and SRB6/MED22.
  • The middle module contains: MED1, MED4, NUT1/MED5, MED7, CSE2/MED9, NUT2/MED10, SRB7/MED21 and SOH1/MED31. CSE2/MED9 interacts directly with MED4.
  • The tail module contains: MED2, PGD1/MED3, RGR1/MED14, GAL11/MED15 and SIN4/MED16.
  • The CDK8 module contains: MED12, MED13, CCNC and CDK8.

Individual preparations of the Mediator complex lacking one or more distinct subunits have been variously termed ARC, CRSP, DRIP, PC2, SMCC and TRAP.

Med18 is one subunit of the Mediator complex and a component of the head module that is involved in stimulating basal RNA polymerase II (PolII) transcription. Med18 consists of an eight-stranded beta-barrel with a central pore and three flanking helices. It complexes with Med8 and Med20 proteins by forming a heterodimer of two-fold symmetry with Med20 and binding the C-terminal alpha-helix region of Med8 across the top of its barrel. This complex creates a multipartite TBP-binding site that can be modulated by transcriptional activators [ (PUBMED:16964259) ].

GO process:regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)
GO component:mediator complex (GO:0016592)
GO function:transcription coregulator activity (GO:0003712)

This is a PFAM domain. For full annotation and more information, please see the PFAM entry Med18