Gene name:
EHMT2(BAT8;C6orf30;G9A;KMT1C;NG36);
Protein name:
Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EHMT2;
Alternative:
HLA-B-associated transcript 8;Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2;Lysine N-methyltransferase 1C;Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 3(H3-K9-HMTase 3);Protein G9a;
Organism:
Human (Homo sapiens).
General Annotation
Sub Unit:
Heterodimer; heterodimerizes with EHMT1/GLP. Interacts with GFI1B and WIZ. Part of the E2F6.com-1 complex in G0 phase composed of E2F6, MGA, MAX, TFDP1, CBX3, BAT8, EHMT1, RING1, RNF2, MBLR, L3MBTL2 and YAF2.
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 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: mediates dimethylation of 'Lys-373' of p53/TP53. Also methylates CDYL, WIZ, ACIN1, DNMT1, HDAC1, ERCC6, KLF12 and itself.
Subcellular Location:
Nucleus
Chromosome
Associates with euchromatic regions. Does not associate with heterochromatin.
Protein Attributes:
50:
MAAAAGAAAA | AAAEGEAPAE | MGALLLEKET | RGATERVHGS | LGDTPRSEET |
100:
LPKATPDSLE | PAGPSSPASV | TVTVGDEGAD | TPVGATPLIG | DESENLEGDG |
150:
DLRGGRILLG | HATKSFPSSP | SKGGSCPSRA | KMSMTGAGKS | PPSVQSLAMR |
200:
LLSMPGAQGA | AAAGSEPPPA | TTSPEGQPKV | HRARKTMSKP | GNGQPPVPEK |
250:
RPPEIQHFRM | SDDVHSLGKV | TSDLAKRRKL | NSGGGLSEEL | GSARRSGEVT |
300:
LTKGDPGSLE | EWETVVGDDF | SLYYDSYSVD | ERVDSDSKSE | VEALTEQLSE |
350:
EEEEEEEEEE | EEEEEEEEEE | EEEDEESGNQ | SDRSGSSGRR | KAKKKWRKDS |
400:
PWVKPSRKRR | KREPPRAKEP | RGVNGVGSSG | PSEYMEVPLG | SLELPSEGTL |
450:
SPNHAGVSND | TSSLETERGF | EELPLCSCRM | EAPKIDRISE | RAGHKCMATE |
500:
SVDGELSGCN | AAILKRETMR | PSSRVALMVL | CETHRARMVK | HHCCPGCGYF |
550:
CTAGTFLECH | PDFRVAHRFH | KACVSQLNGM | VFCPHCGEDA | SEAQEVTIPR |
600:
GDGVTPPAGT | AAPAPPPLSQ | DVPGRADTSQ | PSARMRGHGE | PRRPPCDPLA |
650:
DTIDSSGPSL | TLPNGGCLSA | VGLPLGPGRE | ALEKALVIQE | SERRKKLRFH |
700:
PRQLYLSVKQ | GELQKVILML | LDNLDPNFQS | DQQSKRTPLH | AAAQKGSVEI |
750:
CHVLLQAGAN | INAVDKQQRT | PLMEAVVNNH | LEVARYMVQR | GGCVYSKEED |
800:
GSTCLHHAAK | IGNLEMVSLL | LSTGQVDVNA | QDSGGWTPII | WAAEHKHIEV |
850:
IRMLLTRGAD | VTLTDNEENI | CLHWASFTGS | AAIAEVLLNA | RCDLHAVNYH |
900:
GDTPLHIAAR | ESYHDCVLLF | LSRGANPELR | NKEGDTAWDL | TPERSDVWFA |
950:
LQLNRKLRLG | VGNRAIRTEK | IICRDVARGY | ENVPIPCVNG | VDGEPCPEDY |
1000:
KYISENCETS | TMNIDRNITH | LQHCTCVDDC | SSSNCLCGQL | SIRCWYDKDG |
1050:
RLLQEFNKIE | PPLIFECNQA | CSCWRNCKNR | VVQSGIKVRL | QLYRTAKMGW |
1100:
GVRALQTIPQ | GTFICEYVGE | LISDAEADVR | EDDSYLFDLD | NKDGEVYCID |
1150:
ARYYGNISRF | INHLCDPNII | PVRVFMLHQD | LRFPRIAFFS | SRDIRTGEEL |
1200:
GFDYGDRFWD | IKSKYFTCQC | GSEKCKHSAE | AIALEQSRLA | RLDPHPELLP |

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