Details of Epigenetic Molecule(EM)

General Information of EM (ID: EM12324)
  Official Symbol
POLK
  Official Full Name
DNA Polymerase Kappa
  Synonym
DNA Polymerase Kappa;DINP;DINB1;POLQ;Polymerase (DNA Directed) Kappa;DINB Protein;EC 2.7.7.7
  Molecule Type
Protein coding
  Position On Chromosome
chr5(Start:75511756 - End:75609991)
  Strand
+
  Uniprot Entry
Q9UBT6 
  ENSG ID
ENSG00000122008 
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         CB03: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) [Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis]
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         LD2C: Overgrowth syndromes Sotos syndrome(SS) [Overgrowth syndromes]
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         XH4XG8: Chronic myeloid leukaemia Chronic Phase-Chronic Myeloid Leukemia [Chronic myeloid leukaemia]
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Metabolite(s) with this epigenetic modification
  Metabolite Name: Valerate
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     Description
Valerate has been shown to hypermethylate POLK CpG site in breast cancer cells.

References
1 Valerian and valeric acid inhibit growth of breast cancer cells possibly by mediating epigenetic modifications. Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 28;11(1):2519. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81620-x.
2 Gut Microbiota as Important Mediator Between Diet and DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the Host. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 25;12(3):597. doi: 10.3390/nu12030597.

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