Gene Information
Gene NameKMT6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length746
Protein NamesHistone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 (EC 2.1.1.356) (ENX-1) (Enhancer of zeste homolog 2) (Lysine N-methyltransferase 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ15910
Gene CardEZH2
Uniprot IDQ15910
PfamPF11616; PF18118; PF18264; PF00856
In ASDyes
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIn the ovary, expressed in primordial follicles and oocytes and also in external follicle cells (at protein level) (PubMed:31451685). Expressed in many tissues (PubMed:14532106). Overexpressed in numerous tumor types including carcinomas of the breast, colon, larynx, lymphoma and testis (PubMed:14532106). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14532106, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31451685}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.059753(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4MI0  (X-ray  2.00A  4MI5  (X-ray  2.00A  5GSA  (X-ray  2.49A  5H14  (X-ray  1.90A  5H15  (X-ray  2.27A  5H17  (X-ray  2.30A  5H19  (X-ray  1.90A  5H24  (X-ray  2.50A  5H25  (X-ray  2.88A  5HYN  (X-ray  2.95A  5IJ7  (X-ray  2.62A  5IJ8  (X-ray  2.99A  5LS6  (X-ray  3.47A  5U5T  (X-ray  1.60A  5U62  (X-ray  1.90A  5WG6  (X-ray  3.90A  5WUK  (X-ray  2.03A  6C23  (EM  3.90A  6C24  (EM  3.50A  6LO2  (X-ray  2.21A  6P5L  (X-ray  3.30A  6U4Y  (X-ray  2.91A  6WKR  (EM  3.50A  7AT8  (EM  4.40A  7QJG  (X-ray  1.80A  7QJU  (X-ray  1.80A  7QK4  (X-ray  1.60A 
DBSNP rs193921148  rs193921146  rs2302427  rs587783625  rs267601394  rs267601395  rs267601395  rs267601394  rs1057519833  rs397515547  rs587783626  rs1554481435  rs193921147  rs397515548 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12101246, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14532106, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15231737, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9584199}. Note=Localizes to the inactive X chromosome in trophoblast stem cells. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61188}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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