Description
EZH2/EED, His-tag, FLAG-tag | 51002 | Gentaur US, UK & Europe Disrtribition
Category: Methyltransferase/Enzymes
Application: Useful for Western blot analysis and to investigate protein-protein interactions in the EZH2 complex. Requires SUZ12 protein for methyltransferase activity.
Background: EZH2 is the catalytic subunit of the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex, which methylates Lys9 (H3K9me) and Lys27 (H3K27me) of histone H3, leading to transcriptional repression of the affected target gene. Able to mono-, di- and trimethylate Lys27 of histone H3 to form H3K27me1, H3K27me2 and H3K27me3, respectively. Compared to EZH2-containing complexes, it is more abundant in embryonic stem cells and plays a major role in forming H3K27me3, which is required for embryonic stem cell identity and proper differentiation. The PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex may also serve as a recruiting platform for DNA methyltransferases, thereby linking two epigenetic repression systems. Genes repressed by the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex include HOXC8, HOXA9, MYT1, CDKN2A and retinoic acid target genes. EZH2 can also methylate non-histone proteins such as the transcription factor GATA4.
Description: Complex of human EZH2 (GenBank Accession No. NM_004456), a.a. 2-end with N-terminal His-tag, MW= 87 kDa, and human EED (GenBank Accession No. NM_003797), a.a. 2-end with N-terminal FLAG-tag, MW= 51 kDa, co-expressed in a baculovirus expression system.
Product Type: Protein
Shippement Condition: -80°C
