Polycomb group proteins in cell cycle progression and cancer - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Polycomb group proteins in cell cycle progression and cancer

Diego Pasini et al. Cell Cycle. 2004 Apr.

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Epigenetic deregulation of gene expression is emerging as key mechanism in tumorigenesis. Deregulated activity of the chromatin remodeling Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) has recently been shown to be a frequent event in human tumors. Here we discuss these findings and speculate on the role of the PRC2 complex in controlling gene expression during normal cellular proliferation and cancer development.

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