Chromobox protein homolog 5
BE0009056ProteinHumansCBX5
Component of heterochromatin that recognizes and binds histone H3 tails methylated at 'Lys-9' (H3K9me), leading to epigenetic repression (PubMed:40440427). It is acted on by 1 drug in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- CBX5
- UniProtKB entry
- P45973Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Nucleus
- Residues / weight
- 191 residues · 22,225 Da
- Also known as
- Antigen p25 · Heterochromatin protein 1 homolog alpha · HP1 alpha · HP1A
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Chromobox protein homolog 5, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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