EZH1 enhancer of zeste 1 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit [ Homo sapiens (human) ] - Gene - Data resources

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EZH1 enhancer of zeste 1 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit [ Homo sapiens (human) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 2145)

Symbol: EZH1

Full name: enhancer of zeste 1 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: VALIDATED

Also known as: KMT6B

Summary: EZH1 is a component of a noncanonical Polycomb repressive complex-2 (PRC2) that mediates methylation of histone H3 (see MIM 602812) lys27 (H3K27) and functions in the maintenance of embryonic stem cell pluripotency and plasticity (Shen et al., 2008 [PubMed 19026780]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2009]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 23.1), fat (RPKM 20.0) and 25 other tissues

Orthologs: mouse

Gene size: 44766bp

Exon count: 21