MUC1-C activates EZH2 expression and function in human cancer cells

Abstract The EZH2 histone methyltransferase is a member of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) that is highly expressed in diverse human cancers and is associated with a poor prognosis. MUC1-C is an oncoprotein that is similarly overexpressed in carcinomas and has been linked to epigenetic regu...

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Main Authors: Hasan Rajabi, Masayuki Hiraki, Ashujit Tagde, Maroof Alam, Audrey Bouillez, Camilla L. Christensen, Mehmet Samur, Kwok-Kin Wong, Donald Kufe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07850-0