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PFA ependymoma-associated protein EZHIP inhibits PRC2 activity through a H3 K27M-like mechanism

Authors :
Siddhant U. Jain
Truman J. Do
Peder J. Lund
Andrew Q. Rashoff
Katharine L. Diehl
Marcin Cieslik
Andrea Bajic
Nikoleta Juretic
Shriya Deshmukh
Sriram Venneti
Tom W. Muir
Benjamin A. Garcia
Nada Jabado
Peter W. Lewis
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

PFA tumours express high levels of EZHIP (also known as CXORF67). Here the authors find that EZHIP directly interacts with the active site of EZH2 and is a competitive inhibitor of PRC2 and that EZHIP gives rise to H3K27me3 genomic profile similar to the K27M oncohistone.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7a64b34bead04eeeabaa7ea08c232938
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09981-6