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Showing Protein Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 (HMDBP09013)

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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP09013
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 14754
Name Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2
Synonyms
  1. ENX-1
  2. Enhancer of zeste homolog 2
  3. Lysine N-methyltransferase 6
Gene Name EZH2
Protein Type Unknown
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.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + L-lysine-[histone] → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + N(6)-methyl-L-lysine-[histone] details
GO Classification
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
binding
nucleic acid binding
dna binding
Molecular Function
histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity
sequence-specific DNA binding
core promoter binding
chromatin binding
histone methyltransferase activity
DNA binding
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 7
Locus 7q35-q36
SNPs EZH2
Gene Sequence 
>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
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 746
Molecular Weight 85362.435
Theoretical pI 7.015
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence 
>Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2
MGQTGKKSEKGPVCWRKRVKSEYMRLRQLKRFRRADEVKSMFSSNRQKILERTEILNQEW
KQRRIQPVHILTSVSSLRGTRECSVTSDLDFPTQVIPLKTLNAVASVPIMYSWSPLQQNF
MVEDETVLHNIPYMGDEVLDQDGTFIEELIKNYDGKVHGDRECGFINDEIFVELVNALGQ
YNDDDDDDDGDDPEEREEKQKDLEDHRDDKESRPPRKFPSDKIFEAISSMFPDKGTAEEL
KEKYKELTEQQLPGALPPECTPNIDGPNAKSVQREQSLHSFHTLFCRRCFKYDCFLHPFH
ATPNTYKRKNTETALDNKPCGPQCYQHLEGAKEFAAALTAERIKTPPKRPGGRRRGRLPN
NSSRPSTPTINVLESKDTDSDREAGTETGGENNDKEEEEKKDETSSSSEANSRCQTPIKM
KPNIEPPENVEWSGAEASMFRVLIGTYYDNFCAIARLIGTKTCRQVYEFRVKESSIIAPA
PAEDVDTPPRKKKRKHRLWAAHCRKIQLKKDGSSNHVYNYQPCDHPRQPCDSSCPCVIAQ
NFCEKFCQCSSECQNRFPGCRCKAQCNTKQCPCYLAVRECDPDLCLTCGAADHWDSKNVS
CKNCSIQRGSKKHLLLAPSDVAGWGIFIKDPVQKNEFISEYCGEIISQDEADRRGKVYDK
YMCSFLFNLNNDFVVDATRKGNKIRFANHSVNPNCYAKVMMVNGDHRIGIFAKRAIQTGE
ELFFDYRYSQADALKYVGIEREMEIP
GenBank ID Protein 1575349
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q15910
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name EZH2_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID U61145
GeneCard ID EZH2
GenAtlas ID EZH2
HGNC ID HGNC:3527
References
General References
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