PHF1 blocking peptide
PHF1 Blocking Peptide

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information
NCBI Description
This gene encodes a Polycomb group protein. The protein is a component of a histone H3 lysine-27 (H3K27)-specific methyltransferase complex, and functions in transcriptional repression of homeotic genes. The protein is also recruited to double-strand breaks, and reduced protein levels results in X-ray sensitivity and increased homologous recombination. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2009]
Uniprot Description
PHF1: Transcriptional repressor. May promote methylation of histone H3 on 'Lys-27' by the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.
Protein type: Transcription factor
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 6p21.3
Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; ESC/E(Z) complex; cytoplasm; microtubule organizing center; nucleus
Molecular Function: zinc ion binding; transcription factor activity; methylated histone residue binding
Biological Process: transcription, DNA-dependent; regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic; gene expression; chromatin modification; response to DNA damage stimulus; regulation of gene expression, epigenetic