EGLN1

EGLN1

Identifiers Symbols EGLN1; C1orf12; ECYT3; HIF-PH2; HIFPH2; HPH-2; HPH2; PHD2; SM20; ZMYND6 External IDs OMIM: 606425 HomoloGene: 56936 ChEMBL: 5697 GeneCards: EGLN1 Gene EC number 1.14.11.29

Gene Ontology
Molecular function iron ion binding
protein binding
zinc ion binding
oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
L-ascorbic acid binding
peptidyl-proline dioxygenase activity
peptidyl-proline 4-dioxygenase activity
Cellular component nucleus
cytoplasm
cytosol
Biological process response to hypoxia
peptidyl-proline hydroxylation to 4-hydroxy-L-proline
oxygen homeostasis
cellular response to stress
negative regulation of sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity
regulation of angiogenesis
cardiac muscle tissue morphogenesis
heart trabecula formation
ventricular septum morphogenesis
labyrinthine layer development
regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter in response to hypoxia
cellular response to hypoxia
response to nitric oxide
Sources: Amigo / QuickGO
RNA expression pattern More reference expression data Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 54583 112405 Ensembl ENSG00000135766 ENSMUSG00000031987 UniProt Q9GZT9 Q91YE3 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_022051 NM_053207 RefSeq (protein) NP_071334 NP_444437 Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
231.5 – 231.56 Mb Chr 8:
124.91 – 124.95 Mb PubMed search

Hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase 2 (HIF-PH2), or prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2 (PHD2), is an enzyme encoded by the EGLN1 gene. It is also known as Egl nine homolog 1.

Read more about EGLN1:  The Hypoxia Response, Structure, Mechanism, Biological Role and Disease Relevance, As A Therapeutic Target