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. 2017 Jul 17;75(2):209–223. doi: 10.1007/s00018-017-2596-8

Table 1.

Mutations in the H3K27 methylation modifiers

Gene Tumor type Mutations Functional alteration References
EZH2 Hematological malignancies (B-cell lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, T-ALL, follicular lymphoma etc.) Y641F, A677G, A687V, I646F, R679H, N688Y, R690H, Y733X, etc. Gain- or loss-of-function [95105]
Parathyroid tumor Melanoma Y641N, R216Q, A226V, G464E, K515R, Y646F, Y646N, Y646S, G709S etc.

Gain-of-function

Gain-of-function or non-synonymous

[106109]

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Pediatric cancer

G553C, S695L, A682G, N675K, Y646C etc. Gain-of-function or unknown [110]
EED Myelodysplastic syndrome myeloproliferative neoplasm G255D Loss-of-function [103]
T-ALL S259F, N286sf, R436C Unknown [111]
SUZ12 Myelodysplastic syndrome myeloproliferative neoplasm F603L, D605V, E610G Loss-of-function [103]
T-ALL S369sf, S568fs Unknown [111]
KDM6A Bladder cancer D336G, P996R, Y1114S, Y1173N, G1223D etc.

Loss-of-function

Unknown

[112114]
Multiple cancers (AML colon cancer, renal cell carcinoma etc.) R172X, E216X, Q333X, Q541X, Q667X, etc.

Loss-of-function

Unknown

[115]
Adenoid cystic carcinoma T1002A, G1140E, I1267V, G1335L, L1375P

Loss-of-function

Unknown

[116]
Pancreatic cancer P428S, D1216N, E1290K, A269fs, L231fs, L1288fs etc. Loss-of-function or Unknown [117, 118]
T-ALL Q692* Unknown
KDM6B T- and NK-cell post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders P1682S, L251S Unknown [119]

T-ALL, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; AML, acute myeloid leukemia, Q692*, * represents a nonsense substitution at amino acid 692