SUZ12

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Suppressor of zeste 12 homolog (Drosophila)
Identifiers
SymbolsSUZ12; CHET9; JJAZ1
External IDsOMIM: 606245 MGI: 1261758 HomoloGene: 32256 GeneCards: SUZ12 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez2351252615
EnsemblENSG00000178691ENSMUSG00000017548
UniProtQ15022Q80U70
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_015355NM_001163018
RefSeq (protein)NP_056170NP_001156490
Location (UCSC)Chr 17:
30.26 – 30.33 Mb
Chr 11:
79.99 – 80.03 Mb
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Polycomb protein SUZ12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SUZ12 gene.[1][2][3][4] This zinc finger gene has been identified at the breakpoints of a recurrent chromosomal translocation reported in endometrial stromal sarcoma. Recombination of these breakpoints results in the fusion of this gene and JAZF1. The protein encoded by this gene contains a zinc finger domain in the C terminus of the coding region. The specific function of this gene has not yet been determined.[4]

SUZ12, as part of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2), may be involved with chromatin silencing in conjunction with HOTAIR ncRNA, using its zinc-finger domain to bind the RNA molecule.[5]

References

  1. Nagase T, Seki N, Tanaka A, Ishikawa K, Nomura N (Mar 1996). "Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. IV. The coding sequences of 40 new genes (KIAA0121-KIAA0160) deduced by analysis of cDNA clones from human cell line KG-1". DNA Res 2 (4): 167–74, 199–210. doi:10.1093/dnares/2.4.167. PMID 8590280. 
  2. Koontz JI, Soreng AL, Nucci M, Kuo FC, Pauwels P, van Den Berghe H, Dal Cin P, Fletcher JA, Sklar J (May 2001). "Frequent fusion of the JAZF1 and JJAZ1 genes in endometrial stromal tumors". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 98 (11): 6348–53. doi:10.1073/pnas.101132598. PMC 33471. PMID 11371647. 
  3. Ross PJ, Ragina NP, Rodriguez RM, Iager AE, Siripattarapravat K, Lopez-Corrales N, Cibelli JB (Dec 2008). "Polycomb gene expression and histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation changes during bovine preimplantation development". Reproduction 136 (6): 777–85. doi:10.1530/REP-08-0045. PMID 18784248. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Entrez Gene: SUZ12 suppressor of zeste 12 homolog (Drosophila)". 
  5. Rinn JL, Kertesz M, Wang JK et al. (June 2007). "Functional Demarcation of Active and Silent Chromatin Domains in Human HOX Loci by Non-Coding RNAs". Cell 129 (7): 1311–23. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.05.022. PMC 2084369. PMID 17604720. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 

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