Article
Epigenetic regulation of signaling pathways in cancer: role of the histone methyltransferase EZH2.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jan 2011
Tsang Daisy P F, Cheng Alfred S L
Abstract excerpt
EZH2 is the histone H3 lysine 27 methyltransferase of polycomb-repressive complex 2. It transcriptionally silences cohorts of developmental regulators in stem/progenitors and cancer cells. EZH2 is essential in maintaining stem cell identity by globally repressing differentiation programs. Analogo...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- DNA Methylation
- DNA Modification Methylases
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genotype
- Humans
- Neoplasms
- Phenotype
- Polycomb Repressive Complex 2
- Prognosis
- Signal Transduction
- Transcription Factors
