Table 1

Common members of PRCs and their alterations in cancer

HumanMouse homologAlteration in cancerTumor type
PRC1 complex    
BMI1 Bmi1 Overexpression/amplification Acute myeloid leukemia,155  Hodgkin lymphoma,5,102,103,113  B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma,5,54,112,126  gastrointestinal tumors, pituitary adenoma, parathyroid adenoma, breast cancer,156  glioma,157  neuroblastoma,158  medulloblastoma,159  non-small-cell lung cancer,160  skin cancer161  
MEL18/RNF110/PCGF2 Mel18 Loss Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma, gynecological tumors, prostate cancer158  
RING1A Ring1a Overexpression Large B-cell lymphoma126  
  Loss Clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma and testicular germ-cell tumors 
RNF2 Ring1b Overexpression Gastric and colonic tumors, melanoma, lung cancer, gynecological tumors, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma5,102  
HPH1, HPH2, HPH3 Rae28/Mph1, Phc2, Phc3 Lack of expression Acute lymphocytic leukemia162  
Overexpression Large B-cell lymphoma,156  central nervous system tumors 
CBX2, CBX4, CBX6, CBX7, CBX8 M33/Cbx2, Cbx4, Cbx6, Cbx7, Cbx8 Loss Pancreatic cancer,159  aggressive thyroid carcinomas160  
Overexpression Follicular lymphoma163  
PCGF6 Pcgf6 Loss Mantle-cell lymphoma164  
RYBP Rybp Overexpression Oligodendroglioma, pituitary adenoma, T cell lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma5,102  
PRC2 complex    
EZH2/EZH1 Ezh2/Ezh1 Overexpression/amplification Prostate carcinoma,109,165  breast carcinoma,127,165,166  melanoma,160  bladder cancer,127,167  glioma,168  endometrial carcinoma,165  lymphomas,111,127  colon carcinoma,127  glioblastoma,127  Ewing tumor169  
Deletion/mutation Lymphomas,114  myeloid malignancies117,118  
Altered localization Acute myeloid leukemia104  
SUZ12 Suz12 Overexpression/amplification/translocation Gastrointestinal tumors,108,170  lung tumors,108  thyroid follicular carcinoma,108  pituitary adenoma,108  parathyroid adenoma,108  skin tumors,108  breast and gynecological tumors,108,170  mantle-cell lymphoma,108  chronic myeloid leukemia,119  endometrial stromal tumor119  
EED Eed Overexpression Salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma,171  Hodgkin lymphoma,103  prostate cancer 
Lack of expression Prostate cancer172  
RBBP7 Rbbp7 Overexpression Non-small-cell lung cancer,173  breast cancer174  
RBBP4 Rbbp4 Down-regulation Cervical cancer175  
PCL3 Phf19 Overexpression Cancers of the colon, skin, lung, rectum, cervix, uterus, and liver 176  
HumanMouse homologAlteration in cancerTumor type
PRC1 complex    
BMI1 Bmi1 Overexpression/amplification Acute myeloid leukemia,155  Hodgkin lymphoma,5,102,103,113  B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma,5,54,112,126  gastrointestinal tumors, pituitary adenoma, parathyroid adenoma, breast cancer,156  glioma,157  neuroblastoma,158  medulloblastoma,159  non-small-cell lung cancer,160  skin cancer161  
MEL18/RNF110/PCGF2 Mel18 Loss Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma, gynecological tumors, prostate cancer158  
RING1A Ring1a Overexpression Large B-cell lymphoma126  
  Loss Clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma and testicular germ-cell tumors 
RNF2 Ring1b Overexpression Gastric and colonic tumors, melanoma, lung cancer, gynecological tumors, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma5,102  
HPH1, HPH2, HPH3 Rae28/Mph1, Phc2, Phc3 Lack of expression Acute lymphocytic leukemia162  
Overexpression Large B-cell lymphoma,156  central nervous system tumors 
CBX2, CBX4, CBX6, CBX7, CBX8 M33/Cbx2, Cbx4, Cbx6, Cbx7, Cbx8 Loss Pancreatic cancer,159  aggressive thyroid carcinomas160  
Overexpression Follicular lymphoma163  
PCGF6 Pcgf6 Loss Mantle-cell lymphoma164  
RYBP Rybp Overexpression Oligodendroglioma, pituitary adenoma, T cell lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma5,102  
PRC2 complex    
EZH2/EZH1 Ezh2/Ezh1 Overexpression/amplification Prostate carcinoma,109,165  breast carcinoma,127,165,166  melanoma,160  bladder cancer,127,167  glioma,168  endometrial carcinoma,165  lymphomas,111,127  colon carcinoma,127  glioblastoma,127  Ewing tumor169  
Deletion/mutation Lymphomas,114  myeloid malignancies117,118  
Altered localization Acute myeloid leukemia104  
SUZ12 Suz12 Overexpression/amplification/translocation Gastrointestinal tumors,108,170  lung tumors,108  thyroid follicular carcinoma,108  pituitary adenoma,108  parathyroid adenoma,108  skin tumors,108  breast and gynecological tumors,108,170  mantle-cell lymphoma,108  chronic myeloid leukemia,119  endometrial stromal tumor119  
EED Eed Overexpression Salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma,171  Hodgkin lymphoma,103  prostate cancer 
Lack of expression Prostate cancer172  
RBBP7 Rbbp7 Overexpression Non-small-cell lung cancer,173  breast cancer174  
RBBP4 Rbbp4 Down-regulation Cervical cancer175  
PCL3 Phf19 Overexpression Cancers of the colon, skin, lung, rectum, cervix, uterus, and liver 176  

Bold text indicates members known to be frequently altered in cancer.

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