EZH2 Antibodies

Target Information

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. Displays a preference for substrates with less methylation, loses activity when progressively more methyl groups are incorporated into H3K27, H3K27me0 Belongs to the class V-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. Histone-lysine methyltransferase family. EZ subfamily. Expressed in many tissues. Overexpressed in numerous tumor types including carcinomas of the breast, colon, larynx, lymphoma and testis. 5 alternatively spliced human isoforms have been reported. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.

Alternate Names

enhancer of zeste 2; enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit; Enhancer of zeste homolog 2; enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (Drosophila); ENX-1; ENX1; EZH1; EZH2; EZH2b; Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2; KMT6; KMT6A; Lysine N-methyltransferase 6; MGC9169; WVS; WVS2