CBX7
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: CBX7
- Official Name: chromobox 7
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 23492
- UniProt: O95931
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a protein that contains the CHROMO (CHRomatin Organization MOdifier) domain. The encoded protein is a component of the Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1), and is thought to control the lifespan of several normal human cells. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2016].
- UniProt Summary: Component of a Polycomb group (PcG) multiprotein PRC1- like complex, a complex class required to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of many genes, including Hox genes, throughout development. PcG PRC1 complex acts via chromatin remodeling and modification of histones; it mediates monoubiquitination of histone H2A 'Lys-119', rendering chromatin heritably changed in its expressibility. Promotes histone H3 trimethylation at 'Lys-9' (H3K9me3). Binds to trimethylated lysine residues in histones, and possibly also other proteins. Regulator of cellular lifespan by maintaining the repression of CDKN2A, but not by inducing telomerase activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19636380, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21047797, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21060834, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21282530}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 6517
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 2.81
CBX7 Expression in NALM6 Cells: 2.81
