FUNCTION: Polycomb group (PcG) protein. Catalytic subunit of the PRC2/EED-EZH1 complex, which methylates 'Lys-27' 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, resp...
FUNCTION: Polycomb group (PcG) protein. Catalytic subunit of the PRC2/EED-EZH1 complex, which methylates 'Lys-27' 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. Required for embryonic stem cell derivation and self-renewal, suggesting that it is involved in safeguarding embryonic stem cell identity. Compared to EZH2-containing complexes, it is less abundant in embryonic stem cells, has weak methyltransferase activity and plays a less critical role in forming H3K27me3, which is required for embryonic stem cell identity and proper differentiation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19026781}.
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GO - Biological processes (BP):
anatomical structure morphogenesis [GO:0009653]; chromatin remodeling [GO:0006338]; heterochromatin assembly [GO:0031507]; hippocampus development [GO:0021766]; histone H3-K27 methylation [GO:0070734]; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II [GO:0000122]; positive regulation of tra...
anatomical structure morphogenesis [GO:0009653]; chromatin remodeling [GO:0006338]; heterochromatin assembly [GO:0031507]; hippocampus development [GO:0021766]; histone H3-K27 methylation [GO:0070734]; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II [GO:0000122]; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II [GO:0045944]; subtelomeric heterochromatin assembly [GO:0031509]
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GO - Molecular function (MF):
chromatin binding [GO:0003682]; histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity [GO:0018024]; transcription corepressor activity [GO:0003714]...
chromatin binding [GO:0003682]; histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity [GO:0018024]; transcription corepressor activity [GO:0003714]
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GO - Cellular component (CC):
chromosome, telomeric region [GO:0000781]; ESC/E(Z) complex [GO:0035098]; heterochromatin [GO:0000792]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]...
chromosome, telomeric region [GO:0000781]; ESC/E(Z) complex [GO:0035098]; heterochromatin [GO:0000792]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]
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