Protein Name embryonic ectoderm development
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 8726
Gene Symbol

EED

UniProt O75530 (EED_HUMAN), E9PJK2 (E9PJK2_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 57
Total Number of Articles : 83
Description

embryonic ectoderm development

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a member of the Polycomb-group (PcG) family. PcG family members form multimeric protein complexes, which are involved in maintaining the transcriptional repressive state of genes over successive cell generations. This protein interacts with enhancer of zeste 2, the cytoplasmic tail of integrin beta7, immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) MA protein, and histone deacetylase proteins. This protein mediates repression of gene activity through histone deacetylation, and may act as a specific regulator of integrin function. Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • polycomb protein EED
  • WD protein associating with integrin cytoplasmic tails 1
  • embryonic ectoderm development protein
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Properties