ID EZH2_DANRE Reviewed; 760 AA. AC Q08BS4; DT 22-JUL-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 31-OCT-2006, sequence version 1. DT 02-SEP-2026, entry version 103. DE RecName: Full=Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2; DE EC=2.1.1.356 {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q15910}; DE AltName: Full=Enhancer of zeste homolog 2; GN Name=ezh2; Synonyms=zgc:152758; OS Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; OC Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; OC Danionidae; Danioninae; Danio. OX NCBI_TaxID=7955; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA]. RC STRAIN=AB; RG NIH - Zebrafish Gene Collection (ZGC) project; RL Submitted (OCT-2006) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. CC -!- FUNCTION: Catalytic subunit of the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex, a Polycomb CC group (PcG) complex that methylates 'Lys-9' (H3K9me) and 'Lys-27' CC (H3K27me) of histone H3, leading to transcriptional repression of the CC affected target gene. Able to mono-, di- and trimethylate 'Lys-27' of CC histone H3 to form H3K27me1, H3K27me2 and H3K27me3, respectively. CC Displays a preference for substrates with less methylation, loses CC activity when progressively more methyl groups are incorporated into CC H3K27, H3K27me0 > H3K27me1 > H3K27me2. Compared to EZH1-containing CC complexes, it is more abundant in embryonic stem cells and plays a CC major role in forming H3K27me3, which is required for embryonic stem CC cell identity and proper differentiation. The PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex may CC also serve as a recruiting platform for DNA methyltransferases, thereby CC linking two epigenetic repression systems. CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q15910}. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=L-lysyl(27)-[histone H3] + 3 S-adenosyl-L-methionine = CC N(6),N(6),N(6)-trimethyl-L-lysyl(27)-[histone H3] + 3 S-adenosyl-L- CC homocysteine + 3 H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:60292, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:15535, CC Rhea:RHEA-COMP:15548, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:29969, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:57856, ChEBI:CHEBI:59789, ChEBI:CHEBI:61961; CC EC=2.1.1.356; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q15910}; CC -!- SUBUNIT: Component of the prc2/eed-ezh2 complex. CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q15910}. CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q15910}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the class V-like SAM-binding methyltransferase CC superfamily. Histone-lysine methyltransferase family. EZ subfamily. CC {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00190}. CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; BC124588; AAI24589.1; -; mRNA. DR RefSeq; NP_001070747.1; NM_001077279.1. DR AlphaFoldDB; Q08BS4; -. DR SMR; Q08BS4; -. DR FunCoup; Q08BS4; 1320. DR STRING; 7955.ENSDARP00000023693; -. DR PaxDb; 7955-ENSDARP00000023693; -. DR PeptideAtlas; Q08BS4; -. DR GeneID; 768133; -. DR KEGG; dre:768133; -. DR AGR; ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-041111-259; -. DR CTD; 2146; -. DR ZFIN; ZDB-GENE-041111-259; ezh2. DR eggNOG; KOG1079; Eukaryota. DR InParanoid; Q08BS4; -. DR OrthoDB; 6141102at2759; -. DR PhylomeDB; Q08BS4; -. DR Reactome; R-DRE-212300; PRC2 methylates histones and DNA. DR Reactome; R-DRE-2559580; Oxidative Stress Induced Senescence. DR Reactome; R-DRE-3214841; PKMTs methylate histone lysines. DR Reactome; R-DRE-8953750; Transcriptional Regulation by E2F6. DR Reactome; R-DRE-9764725; Negative Regulation of CDH1 Gene Transcription. DR Reactome; R-DRE-9909649; Regulation of PD-L1(CD274) transcription. DR PRO; PR:Q08BS4; -. DR Proteomes; UP000000437; Chromosome 24. DR GO; GO:0035098; C:ESC/E(Z) complex; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0005634; C:nucleus; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0003682; F:chromatin binding; IBA:GO_Central. DR GO; GO:0046976; F:histone H3K27 methyltransferase activity; IMP:ZFIN. DR GO; GO:0140951; F:histone H3K27 trimethyltransferase activity; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:1990841; F:promoter-specific chromatin binding; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0003713; F:transcription coactivator activity; IDA:ZFIN. DR GO; GO:0003712; F:transcription coregulator activity; IDA:ZFIN. DR GO; GO:0048565; P:digestive tract development; IMP:ZFIN. DR GO; GO:0031101; P:fin regeneration; IMP:ZFIN. DR GO; GO:0007507; P:heart development; IMP:ZFIN. DR GO; GO:0031507; P:heterochromatin formation; IBA:GO_Central. DR GO; GO:0045814; P:negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0042753; P:positive regulation of circadian rhythm; IDA:ZFIN. DR GO; GO:1903708; P:positive regulation of hemopoiesis; IMP:ZFIN. DR GO; GO:0039008; P:pronephric nephron tubule morphogenesis; IMP:ZFIN. DR GO; GO:0001894; P:tissue homeostasis; IMP:ZFIN. DR CDD; cd00167; SANT; 1. DR CDD; cd19218; SET_EZH2; 1. DR FunFam; 2.170.270.10:FF:000001; Putative histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2; 1. DR Gene3D; 2.170.270.10; SET domain; 1. DR InterPro; IPR026489; CXC_dom. DR InterPro; IPR045318; EZH1/2-like. DR InterPro; IPR048358; EZH1/2_MCSS. DR InterPro; IPR021654; EZH1/EZH2_N. DR InterPro; IPR044439; EZH2_SET. DR InterPro; IPR041343; PRC2_HTH_1. DR InterPro; IPR041355; Pre-SET_CXC. DR InterPro; IPR001005; SANT/Myb. DR InterPro; IPR001214; SET_dom. DR InterPro; IPR046341; SET_dom_sf. DR InterPro; IPR033467; Tesmin/TSO1-like_CXC. DR PANTHER; PTHR45747; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE E(Z); 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR45747:SF18; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE EZH2; 1. DR Pfam; PF21358; Ezh2_MCSS; 1. DR Pfam; PF11616; EZH2_WD-Binding; 1. DR Pfam; PF18118; PRC2_HTH_1; 1. DR Pfam; PF18264; preSET_CXC; 1. DR Pfam; PF00856; SET; 1. DR SMART; SM01114; CXC; 1. DR SMART; SM00717; SANT; 2. DR SMART; SM00317; SET; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF82199; SET domain; 1. DR PROSITE; PS51633; CXC; 1. DR PROSITE; PS50280; SET; 1. PE 2: Evidence at transcript level; KW Biological rhythms; Chromatin regulator; Methyltransferase; Nucleus; KW Reference proteome; Repressor; S-adenosyl-L-methionine; Transcription; KW Transcription regulation; Transferase. FT CHAIN 1..760 FT /note="Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2" FT /id="PRO_0000345427" FT DOMAIN 517..619 FT /note="CXC" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00970" FT DOMAIN 626..741 FT /note="SET" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00190" FT REGION 208..231 FT /note="Disordered" FT /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:MobiDB-lite" FT REGION 356..444 FT /note="Disordered" FT /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:MobiDB-lite" FT COMPBIAS 361..373 FT /note="Basic residues" FT /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:MobiDB-lite" FT COMPBIAS 375..388 FT /note="Polar residues" FT /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:MobiDB-lite" FT COMPBIAS 389..400 FT /note="Basic and acidic residues" FT /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:MobiDB-lite" SQ SEQUENCE 760 AA; 87145 MW; E04C67897A59905F CRC64; MGLTGRKSEK GPVCWRRRVK SEYMRLRQLK RFRRADEVKS MFSSNRQKIL ERTDILNQEW KLRRIQPVHI MTPVSSLRGT RECTVDSGFS EFSRQVIPLK TLNAVASVPV MYSWSPLQQN FMVEDETVLH NIPYMGDEIL DQDGTFIEEL IKNYDGKVHG DRECGFINDE IFVELVNALN QYSDNEEDDE EDDHHDYKFE KMDLCDGKDD AEDHKEQLSS ESHNNDGSKK FPSDKIFEAI SSMFPDKGST EELKEKYKEL TEQQLPGALP PECTPNIDGP NAKSVQREQS LHSFHTLFCR RCFKYDCFLH PFQATPNTYK RKNMENLVDS KPCGIYCYMY MVQDGMVREY PAGVVPERAK TPSKRSTGRR RGRLPNSNSR PSTPTVNSET KDTDSDREGG ADGNDSNDKD DDDKKDETTS SSEANSRCQT PVKLKLSSEP PENVDWSGAE ASLFRVLIGT YYDNFCAIAR LIGTKTCRQV YEFRVKESSI IARAPAVDEN TPQRKKKRKH RLWATHCRKI QLKKDGSSNH VYNYQPCDHP RQPCDSSCPC VTAQNFCEKF CQCSSECQNR FPGCRCKAQC NTKQCPCYLA VRECDPDLCL TCGAAEHWDS KNVSCKNCSI QRGAKKHLLL APSDVAGWGI FIKEPVQKNE FISEYCGEII SQDEADRRGK VYDKYMCSFL FNLNNDFVVD ATRKGNKIRF ANHSVNPNCY AKVMMVNGDH RIGIFAKRAI QTGEELFFDY RYSQADALKY VGIEREMEIP //