Polycomb-group proteins

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
epigenetic regulator
gptkbp:amendedBy histone H2A lysine 119
histone H3 lysine 27
gptkbp:associatedWith histone methylation
histone ubiquitination
gptkbp:binds chromatin
gptkbp:component gptkb:Polycomb_Repressive_Complex_1
gptkb:Polycomb_Repressive_Complex_2
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Drosophila_melanogaster
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Trithorax-group_proteins
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1947
gptkbp:foundIn eukaryotes
gptkbp:function gene silencing
chromatin modification
gptkbp:gene gptkb:PcG
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polycomb-group proteins
gptkbp:involvedIn cancer progression
cell identity maintenance
developmental regulation
gptkbp:locale gptkb:nucleus
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction histone modification
chromatin compaction
recruitment of other repressors
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith developmental defects
homeotic transformations
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Polycomb_gene
gptkbp:orthologIn animals
fungi
plants
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Hox_genes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:X-chromosome_inactivation
embryonic development
epigenetic inheritance
tumorigenesis
transcriptional repression
stem cell pluripotency
gptkbp:subunit gptkb:EED
gptkb:EZH2
gptkb:CBX_proteins
gptkb:PHC_proteins
gptkb:RING1A
gptkb:RING1B
gptkb:SUZ12
BMI1
gptkbp:target transcription factors
long non-coding RNAs
microRNAs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ezh3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6