| Identification |
| HMDB Protein ID
| CDBP04205 |
| Secondary Accession Numbers
| Not Available |
| Name
| Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 |
| Description
| Not Available |
| Synonyms
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- ENX-1
- Enhancer of zeste homolog 2
- Lysine N-methyltransferase 6
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| Gene Name
| EZH2 |
| Protein Type
| Enzyme |
| Biological Properties |
| General Function
| Involved in DNA binding |
| Specific Function
| Polycomb group (PcG) protein. Catalytic subunit of the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex, which methylates 'Lys-9' (H3K9me) and 'Lys-27' (H3K27me) of histone H3, leading to transcriptional repression of the affected target gene. Able to mono-, di- and trimethylate 'Lys-27' of histone H3 to form H3K27me1, H3K27me2 and H3K27me3, respectively. Compared to EZH2-containing complexes, it is more abundant in embryonic stem cells and plays a major role in forming H3K27me3, which is required for embryonic stem cell identity and proper differentiation. The PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex may also serve as a recruiting platform for DNA methyltransferases, thereby linking two epigenetic repression systems. Genes repressed by the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex include HOXC8, HOXA9, MYT1, CDKN2A and retinoic acid target genes. EZH2 can also methylate non-histone proteins such as the transcription factor GATA4.
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| GO Classification
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| Biological Process |
| regulation of cell proliferation |
| S phase of mitotic cell cycle |
| G1 to G0 transition |
| negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent |
| cerebellar cortex development |
| histone H3-K27 methylation |
| negative regulation of epidermal cell differentiation |
| negative regulation of retinoic acid receptor signaling pathway |
| negative regulation of striated muscle cell differentiation |
| negative regulation of transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter |
| regulation of gliogenesis |
| regulation of protein phosphorylation |
| transcription, DNA-dependent |
| Cellular Component |
| pronucleus |
| ESC/E(Z) complex |
| Function |
| nucleic acid binding |
| dna binding |
| binding |
| Molecular Function |
| histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity |
| sequence-specific DNA binding |
| core promoter binding |
| chromatin binding |
| histone methyltransferase activity |
| DNA binding |
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| Cellular Location
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- Nucleus
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| Pathways
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Not Available
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| Gene Properties |
| Chromosome Location
| 7 |
| Locus
| 7q35-q36 |
| SNPs
| EZH2 |
| Gene Sequence
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>2241 bp
ATGGGCCAGACTGGGAAGAAATCTGAGAAGGGACCAGTTTGTTGGCGGAAGCGTGTAAAA
TCAGAGTACATGCGACTGAGACAGCTCAAGAGGTTCAGACGAGCTGATGAAGTAAAGAGT
ATGTTTAGTTCCAATCGTCAGAAAATTTTGGAAAGAACGGAAATCTTAAACCAAGAATGG
AAACAGCGAAGGATACAGCCTGTGCACATCCTGACTTCTGTGAGCTCATTGCGCGGGACT
AGGGAGTGTTCGGTGACCAGTGACTTGGATTTTCCAACACAAGTCATCCCATTAAAGACT
CTGAATGCAGTTGCTTCAGTACCCATAATGTATTCTTGGTCTCCCCTACAGCAGAATTTT
ATGGTGGAAGATGAAACTGTTTTACATAACATTCCTTATATGGGAGATGAAGTTTTAGAT
CAGGATGGTACTTTCATTGAAGAACTAATAAAAAATTATGATGGGAAAGTACACGGGGAT
AGAGAATGTGGGTTTATAAATGATGAAATTTTTGTGGAGTTGGTGAATGCCCTTGGTCAA
TATAATGATGATGACGATGATGATGATGGAGACGATCCTGAAGAAAGAGAAGAAAAGCAG
AAAGATCTGGAGGATCACCGAGATGATAAAGAAAGCCGCCCACCTCGGAAATTTCCTTCT
GATAAAATTTTTGAAGCCATTTCCTCAATGTTTCCAGATAAGGGCACAGCAGAAGAACTA
AAGGAAAAATATAAAGAACTCACCGAACAGCAGCTCCCAGGCGCACTTCCTCCTGAATGT
ACCCCCAACATAGATGGACCAAATGCTAAATCTGTTCAGAGAGAGCAAAGCTTACACTCC
TTTCATACGCTTTTCTGTAGGCGATGTTTTAAATATGACTGCTTCCTACATCCTTTTCAT
GCAACACCCAACACTTATAAGCGGAAGAACACAGAAACAGCTCTAGACAACAAACCTTGT
GGACCACAGTGTTACCAGCATTTGGAGGGAGCAAAGGAGTTTGCTGCTGCTCTCACCGCT
GAGCGGATAAAGACCCCACCAAAACGTCCAGGAGGCCGCAGAAGAGGACGGCTTCCCAAT
AACAGTAGCAGGCCCAGCACCCCCACCATTAATGTGCTGGAATCAAAGGATACAGACAGT
GATAGGGAAGCAGGGACTGAAACGGGGGGAGAGAACAATGATAAAGAAGAAGAAGAGAAG
AAAGATGAAACTTCGAGCTCCTCTGAAGCAAATTCTCGGTGTCAAACACCAATAAAGATG
AAGCCAAATATTGAACCTCCTGAGAATGTGGAGTGGAGTGGTGCTGAAGCCTCAATGTTT
AGAGTCCTCATTGGCACTTACTATGACAATTTCTGTGCCATTGCTAGGTTAATTGGGACC
AAAACATGTAGACAGGTGTATGAGTTTAGAGTCAAAGAATCTAGCATCATAGCTCCAGCT
CCCGCTGAGGATGTGGATACTCCTCCAAGGAAAAAGAAGAGGAAACACCGGTTGTGGGCT
GCACACTGCAGAAAGATACAGCTGAAAAAGGACGGCTCCTCTAACCATGTTTACAACTAT
CAACCCTGTGATCATCCACGGCAGCCTTGTGACAGTTCGTGCCCTTGTGTGATAGCACAA
AATTTTTGTGAAAAGTTTTGTCAATGTAGTTCAGAGTGTCAAAACCGCTTTCCGGGATGC
CGCTGCAAAGCACAGTGCAACACCAAGCAGTGCCCGTGCTACCTGGCTGTCCGAGAGTGT
GACCCTGACCTCTGTCTTACTTGTGGAGCCGCTGACCATTGGGACAGTAAAAATGTGTCC
TGCAAGAACTGCAGTATTCAGCGGGGCTCCAAAAAGCATCTATTGCTGGCACCATCTGAC
GTGGCAGGCTGGGGGATTTTTATCAAAGATCCTGTGCAGAAAAATGAATTCATCTCAGAA
TACTGTGGAGAGATTATTTCTCAAGATGAAGCTGACAGAAGAGGGAAAGTGTATGATAAA
TACATGTGCAGCTTTCTGTTCAACTTGAACAATGATTTTGTGGTGGATGCAACCCGCAAG
GGTAACAAAATTCGTTTTGCAAATCATTCGGTAAATCCAAACTGCTATGCAAAAGTTATG
ATGGTTAACGGTGATCACAGGATAGGTATTTTTGCCAAGAGAGCCATCCAGACTGGCGAA
GAGCTGTTTTTTGATTACAGATACAGCCAGGCTGATGCCCTGAAGTATGTCGGCATCGAA
AGAGAAATGGAAATCCCTTGA
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| Protein Properties |
| Number of Residues
| 746 |
| Molecular Weight
| 85362.435 |
| Theoretical pI
| 7.015 |
| Pfam Domain Function
|
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| Signals
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Not Available
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Transmembrane Regions
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Not Available
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| Protein Sequence
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>Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2
MGQTGKKSEKGPVCWRKRVKSEYMRLRQLKRFRRADEVKSMFSSNRQKILERTEILNQEW
KQRRIQPVHILTSVSSLRGTRECSVTSDLDFPTQVIPLKTLNAVASVPIMYSWSPLQQNF
MVEDETVLHNIPYMGDEVLDQDGTFIEELIKNYDGKVHGDRECGFINDEIFVELVNALGQ
YNDDDDDDDGDDPEEREEKQKDLEDHRDDKESRPPRKFPSDKIFEAISSMFPDKGTAEEL
KEKYKELTEQQLPGALPPECTPNIDGPNAKSVQREQSLHSFHTLFCRRCFKYDCFLHPFH
ATPNTYKRKNTETALDNKPCGPQCYQHLEGAKEFAAALTAERIKTPPKRPGGRRRGRLPN
NSSRPSTPTINVLESKDTDSDREAGTETGGENNDKEEEEKKDETSSSSEANSRCQTPIKM
KPNIEPPENVEWSGAEASMFRVLIGTYYDNFCAIARLIGTKTCRQVYEFRVKESSIIAPA
PAEDVDTPPRKKKRKHRLWAAHCRKIQLKKDGSSNHVYNYQPCDHPRQPCDSSCPCVIAQ
NFCEKFCQCSSECQNRFPGCRCKAQCNTKQCPCYLAVRECDPDLCLTCGAADHWDSKNVS
CKNCSIQRGSKKHLLLAPSDVAGWGIFIKDPVQKNEFISEYCGEIISQDEADRRGKVYDK
YMCSFLFNLNNDFVVDATRKGNKIRFANHSVNPNCYAKVMMVNGDHRIGIFAKRAIQTGE
ELFFDYRYSQADALKYVGIEREMEIP
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| External Links |
| GenBank ID Protein
| 1575349 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID
| Q15910 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name
| EZH2_HUMAN |
| PDB IDs
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| GenBank Gene ID
| U61145 |
| GeneCard ID
| EZH2 |
| GenAtlas ID
| EZH2 |
| HGNC ID
| HGNC:3527 |
| References |
| General References
| Not Available |