Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2B (KMT2B)

Histone methyltransferase. Methylates 'Lys-4' of histone H3.

H3 'Lys-4' methylation represents a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional activation. Plays a central role in beta-globin locus transcription regulation by being recruited by NFE2.