Consequences of the depletion of zygotic and embryonic enhancer of zeste 2 during preimplantation mouse development

S Erhardt, I Su, R Schneider, S Barton, AJ Bannister… - 2003 - journals.biologists.com
Enhancer of zeste 2 (Ezh2), a SET domain-containing protein, is crucial for development in
many model organisms, including early mouse development. In mice, Ezh2 is detected as a …

[HTML][HTML] Deletion of the polycomb-group protein EZH2 leads to compromised self-renewal and differentiation defects in human embryonic stem cells

A Collinson, AJ Collier, NP Morgan, AR Sienerth… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Through the histone methyltransferase EZH2, the Polycomb complex PRC2 mediates
H3K27me3 and is associated with transcriptional repression. PRC2 regulates cell-fate …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1)-mediated phosphorylation of enhancer of zeste 2 (Ezh2) regulates its stability

SC Wu, Y Zhang - Journal of biological chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
The H3K27 histone methyltransferase, Ezh2 (enhancer of zeste 2), is a Polycomb group
protein that plays important roles in many biological processes including cellular …

Targeting the enhancer of zeste homologue 2 in medulloblastoma

I Alimova, S Venkataraman, P Harris… - … journal of cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2) is the catalytic subunit of Polycomb repressive
complex 2 that catalyzes the trimethylation of histone H3 on Lys 27, and represses gene …

The polycomb-group GeneEzh2 is required for early mouse development

D O'Carroll, S Erhardt, M Pagani… - … and cellular biology, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
Abstract Polycomb-group (Pc-G) genes are required for the stable repression of the
homeotic selector genes and other developmentally regulated genes, presumably through …

[HTML][HTML] EZH2: a pivotal regulator in controlling cell differentiation

YH Chen, MC Hung, LY Li - American journal of translational …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epigenetic regulation plays an important role in stem cell self-renewal, maintenance and
lineage differentiation. The epigenetic profiles of stem cells are related to their transcriptional …

[HTML][HTML] Substrate preferences of the EZH2 histone methyltransferase complex

C Martin, R Cao, Y Zhang - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2006 - ASBMB
Histone methylation plays an important role in chromatin dynamics and gene expression.
Methylation of histone H3-lysine 27 by the EZH2 complex has been linked to the silencing of …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological inhibition of EZH2 as a promising differentiation therapy in embryonal RMS

R Ciarapica, E Carcarino, L Adesso, M De Salvo… - BMC cancer, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a pediatric soft-tissue
sarcoma derived from myogenic precursors that is characterized by a good prognosis in …

Point mutations in the WD40 domain of Eed block its interaction with Ezh2

O Denisenko, M Shnyreva, H Suzuki… - Molecular and cellular …, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Polycomb group proteins are involved in maintenance of the silenced state of several
developmentally regulated genes. These proteins form large aggregates with different …

[HTML][HTML] Gain and loss of function variants in EZH1 disrupt neurogenesis and cause dominant and recessive neurodevelopmental disorders

C Gracia-Diaz, Y Zhou, Q Yang, R Maroofian… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Genetic variants in chromatin regulators are frequently found in neurodevelopmental
disorders, but their effect in disease etiology is rarely determined. Here, we uncover and …