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Facts about Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EHMT2.
Also mediates monomethylation of'Lys-56' of histone H3 (H3K56me1) at G1 phase, leading to encourage interaction between histone H3 and PCNA and regulating DNA replication. Also weakly methylates 'Lys-27' of histone H3 (H3K27me).
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Gene Name: | EHMT2 |
Uniprot: | Q96KQ7 |
Entrez: | 10919 |
Belongs to: |
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class V-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily |
ankyrin repeat-containing protein; BAT8; C6orf30; chromosome 6 open reading frame 30; DKFZp686H08213; EC 2.1.1.-; EC 2.1.1.43; EHMT2; euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2HLA-B-associated transcript 8; FLJ35547; G9A histone methyltransferase; G9a; G9AEm:AF134726.3; H3-K9-HMTase 3; Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 3; histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-9 specific 3; HLA-B associated transcript 8; KMT1CNG36/G9a; Lysine N-methyltransferase 1C; NG36; Protein G9a
Mass (kDA):
132.37 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 6p21.33 |
Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (31879759..31897698, complement) |
Expressed in all tissues examined, with high levels in fetal liver, thymus, lymph node, spleen and peripheral blood leukocytes and lower level in bone marrow.
Nucleus. Chromosome. Associates with euchromatic regions. Does not associate with heterochromatin.
PMID: 11707778 by Brown S.E., et al. Novel NG36/G9a gene products encoded within the human and mouse MHC class III regions.
PMID: 8457211 by Milner C.M., et al. The G9a gene in the human major histocompatibility complex encodes a novel protein containing ankyrin-like repeats.