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Ezh2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ezh2
  • Name
    enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit
  • Synonyms
    Enx-1, Enx1h, KMT6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:107940
    NCBI Gene: 14056
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:47507073-47572275 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 22.92 cM, cytoband B
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1224 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_107940
 protein coding gene Chr6:47507073-47613843 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200004031
 protein coding gene Chr6:44517176-44564709 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195006631
 protein coding gene Chr6:44324535-44372023 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220003619
 protein coding gene Chr6:44028310-44075789 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180022261
 protein coding gene Chr6:44618253-44665735 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175016740
 protein coding gene Chr6:44388273-44435756 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215007140
 protein coding gene Chr6:44559921-44607455 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028325
 protein coding gene Chr6:41999117-42062671 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005004569
 protein coding gene Chr6:43926297-43973834 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210017645
 protein coding gene Chr6:44445183-44492668 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185013086
 protein coding gene Chr6:44627184-44674666 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205023535
 protein coding gene Chr6:44670000-44717485 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000010435
 protein coding gene Chr6:44169294-44216951 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230015792
 protein coding gene Chr6:45580295-45627822 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190030654
 protein coding gene Chr6:44354727-44402212 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225016751
 protein coding gene Chr6:47557775-47605302 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010019262
 protein coding gene Chr6:43986352-44034099 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010009014
 protein coding gene Chr6:44680517-44742711 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005025889
 protein coding gene Chr6:44639983-44687463 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    EZH2, enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    EZH2, enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit
  • Synonyms
    ENX-1, ENX1, EZH2b, KMT6, KMT6A, WVS, WVS2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2146
    UniProt: Q15910

  • Chr Location
    7q36.1; chr7:148807257-148884330 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with Ezh2 mouse models; 18 with human EZH2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    5 with disease annotations
  • References
    4 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    79 phenotypes from 12 alleles in 16 genetic backgrounds
    15 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    266 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygous null mutants die prior to completing gastrulation. A conditional mutant with loss of expression in immune cells survives, but has defects in early B cell development and Igh rearrangement. Conditional loss of maternal protein results in severe growth retardation of neonates. Conditional loss in oligodendrocytes affects their maturation and delays subsequent myelinization of axons in the central nervous system by oligodendrocytes. Homozygosity for a catalytically defective mutant is embryonic lethal, while heterozygosity affects bone formation and leads to increased body weight in females.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    182
  • GO References
    62
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    1195
  • Tissues
    289
  • cDNA Data
    17
  • Literature Summary
    131
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000029687 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 65203 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000081721 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2787 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000080419 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 746 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 42
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 22
      Primer pair 16
      Other 2
      Antibodies 17

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-35129, MGD-MRK-36520, MGI:106670
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 590
      Developmental Gene Expression 131
      Diseases 4
      Gene Ontology 62
      Phenotypes 266
    • Earliest
      J:32835 Hobert O, et al., Isolation and developmental expression analysis of Enx-1, a novel mouse Polycomb group gene. Mech Dev. 1996 Apr;55(2):171-84
    • Latest
      J:391824 Ammar H, et al., Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (Ezh2) is required in mouse Isl1-expressing progenitors for proper development of cardiac and skeletal hindlimb structures. Biol Open. 2026 Apr 15;15(4)
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    09/01/2026
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