CDK8 protein kinase, Cell division protein kinase 8, Cyclin Dependent kinase 8, K35, Mediator complex subunit cdk8, Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit cdk8, Protein kinase K35,,CDK8
Component of the Mediator complex, a coactivator involved in regulated gene 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.
