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Facts about Chromobox protein homolog 2.
Binds to histone H3 trimethylated in'Lys-9' (H3K9me3) or at'Lys- 27' (H3K27me3) (PubMed:16537902). Plays a role in the lineage differentiation of the germ layers in embryonic development (PubMed:22226355).
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Gene Name: | Cbx2 |
Uniprot: | P30658 |
Entrez: | 12416 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
Cbx2; CDCA6; cell division cycle associated 6; chromobox homolog 2 (Drosophila Pc class); chromobox homolog 2 (Pc class homolog, Drosophila); chromobox homolog 2; chromobox protein homolog 2; M33; MGC10561; modifier 3; Pc class homolog; SRXY5
Mass (kDA):
54.918 kDA
Mouse | |
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Location: | 11 E2|11 83.33 cM |
Sequence: | 11; |
Expressed in embryoid bodies.
PMID: 1352241 by Pearce J.J.H., et al. The mouse has a Polycomb-like chromobox gene.
PMID: 9312051 by Schoorlemmer J., et al. Ring1A is a transcriptional repressor that interacts with the Polycomb-M33 protein and is expressed at rhombomere boundaries in the mouse hindbrain.