Inactive histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2E (KMT2E)

Associates with chromatin regions downstream of transcriptional start sites of genes that are active and so regulates gene transcription (PubMed:23629655, PubMed:24130829, PubMed:23798402). Chromatin interaction is mediated via the binding to tri-methylated histone H3 in'Lys-4' (H3K4me3) (PubMed:24130829, PubMed:23798402).

Key regulator of hematopoiesis involved with terminal myeloid differentiation and in the regulation of hematopoietic stem cell (HSCs) self-renewal by a mechanism which involves DNA methylation (By similarity). Also functions as an important cell cycle regulator, engaging in cell cycle regulatory system machinery at multiple cell cycle stages including G1/S transition, S phase progression and mitotic entry (PubMed:14718661, PubMed:18573682, PubMed:19264965, PubMed:23629655).