POLR1B Antibody / DNA-directed RNA polymerase I subunit RPA2

DNA-directed RNA polymerase I subunit RPA2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the POLR1B gene. Eukaryotic RNA polymerase I (pol I) is responsible for the transcription of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and production of rRNA, the primary component of ribosomes. Pol I is a multisubunit enzyme composed of 6 to 14 polypeptides, depending on the species. Most of the mass of the pol I complex derives from the 2 largest subunits, Rpa1 and Rpa2 in yeast. POLR1B is homologous to Rpa2.