FUNCTION: Polycomb group (PcG) protein. Component of the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex, which methylates 'Lys-9' and 'Lys-27' of histone H3, leading to transcriptional repression of the affected target gene. Also recognizes 'Lys-26' trimethylated histone H1 with the effect of inhibiting PRC2 complex methylt...
FUNCTION: Polycomb group (PcG) protein. Component of the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex, which methylates 'Lys-9' and 'Lys-27' of histone H3, leading to transcriptional repression of the affected target gene. Also recognizes 'Lys-26' trimethylated histone H1 with the effect of inhibiting PRC2 complex methyltransferase activity on nucleosomal histone H3 'Lys-27', whereas H3 'Lys-27' recognition has the opposite effect, enabling the propagation of this repressive mark. 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 and CDKN2A. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10581039, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14532106, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15225548, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15231737, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15385962, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16357870, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18285464, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20974918, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28229514, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9584199}.
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GO - Biological processes (BP):
chromatin organization [GO:0006325]; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated [GO:0045892]; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II [GO:0000122]; spinal cord development [GO:0021510]...
chromatin organization [GO:0006325]; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated [GO:0045892]; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II [GO:0000122]; spinal cord development [GO:0021510]
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GO - Molecular function (MF):
chromatin binding [GO:0003682]; enzyme activator activity [GO:0008047]; histone methyltransferase activity [GO:0042054]; identical protein binding [GO:0042802]; transcription corepressor binding [GO:0001222]...
chromatin binding [GO:0003682]; enzyme activator activity [GO:0008047]; histone methyltransferase activity [GO:0042054]; identical protein binding [GO:0042802]; transcription corepressor binding [GO:0001222]
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GO - Cellular component (CC):
chromosome [GO:0005694]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; ESC/E(Z) complex [GO:0035098]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; nucleus [GO:0005634]...
chromosome [GO:0005694]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; ESC/E(Z) complex [GO:0035098]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; nucleus [GO:0005634]
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