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 associates with the embryonic ectoderm development protein, the VAV1 oncoprotein, and the X-linked nuclear protein. This protein may play a role in the hematopoietic and central nervous systems. Multiple alternatively splcied transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011] CIViC Summary for EZH2 Gene
Forensic Context
A study in human traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients identified the EZH2 as one of the top five downregulated long noncoding RNAs in brain contusion tissues compared to adjacent tissues, with a log2(fold change) of -6.791, and this differential expression was validated by quantitative real-time PCR [Zhang et al. DOI:10.097/WNR.0000000000001756].