Journal of International Oncology››2012,Vol. 39››Issue (3): 182-186.

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EZH2 gene and cancer

BAI Jie, SHUAI Xiao-Ming, TAO Kai-Xiong

  1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery,Wuhan Union Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430022,China
  • Online:2012-03-08Published:2012-02-24

Abstract:EZH2 is the catalytic subunit of polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), which represses gene expression bycatalyzinglysine 27 of histone H3. It is overexpressed in prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, gastric cancer and several other cancers.There is a close correlation between overexpression of EZH2 and progression of malignancy, invasion and migration of cancer cells. With a thorough understanding of the function, up and down stream regulatory mechanism and clinicopathological features, EZH2 will be expected to as a target and provide a new way for the treatment of cancers.

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