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Facts about Chromobox protein homolog 1.
Component of heterochromatin.
Recognizes and binds histone H3 tails methylated at 'Lys-9', leading to epigenetic repression.Interaction with lamin B receptor (LBR) can result in the association of the heterochromatin with the inner nuclear membrane. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | CBX1 |
Uniprot: | P83916 |
Entrez: | 10951 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
CBXM31HP1-BETA; chromobox homolog 1 (Drosophila HP1 beta); chromobox homolog 1 (HP1 beta homolog Drosophila ); chromobox homolog 1; chromobox protein homolog 1; Heterochromatin protein 1 homolog beta; heterochromatin protein 1-beta; heterochromatin protein p25 beta; Heterochromatin protein p25; HP1 beta homolog; HP1 beta; HP1Hsbeta; HP1Hs-beta; MOD1; Modifier 1 protein; p25beta
Mass (kDA):
21.418 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 17q21.32 |
Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (48070059..48101478, complement) |
Expressed in all adult and embryonic tissues.
Nucleus. Unassociated with chromosomes during mitosis.
PMID: 9169582 by Furuta K., et al. Heterochromatin protein HP1Hsbeta (p25beta) and its localization with centromeres in mitosis.
PMID: 10460410 by Minc E., et al. Localization and phosphorylation of HP1 proteins during the cell cycle in mammalian cells.