| Name
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 EHMT2
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| Full Name |
Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EHMT2 |
| Synonyms |
Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2, HLA-B-associated transcript 8, Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 3, H3-K9-HMTase 3, Lysine N-methyltransferase 1C, Protein G9a | BAT8, C6orf30, G9A, KMT1C, NG36 |
| Primary ID |
Q96KQ7 |
| Links |
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| Type |
protein |
| Relations |
2 |
| Inhibitors |
2-cyclohexyl-6-methoxy-N-(1-propan-2-yl-4-piperidinyl)-7-[3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)propoxy]-4-quinazolinamine
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| Function |
Histone methyltransferase that specifically mono- and dimethylates 'Lys-9' of histone H3 (H3K9me1 and H3K9me2, respectively) in euchromatin. H3K9me represents a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression by recruiting HP1 proteins to methylated histones. Also mediates monomethylation of 'Lys-56' of histone H3 (H3K56me1) in G1 phase, leading to promote interaction between histone H3 and PCNA and regulating DNA replication. Also weakly methylates 'Lys-27' of histone H3 (H3K27me). Also required for DNA methylation, the histone methyltransferase activity is not required for DNA methylation, suggesting that these 2 activities function independently. Probably targeted to histone H3 by different DNA-binding proteins like E2F6, MGA, MAX and/or DP1. May also methylate histone H1. In addition to the histone methyltransferase activity, also methylates non-histone proteins |
3.0
transcriptional regulation
chemical inhibition