Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a [histone H3]-N6,N6-dimethyl-L-lysine9 = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a [histone H3]-N6,N6,N6-trimethyl-L-lysine9
Other name(s): KMT1E (gene name); SETDB1 (gene name); KIAA0067 (gene name)
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:[histone H3]-N6,N6-dimethyl-L-lysine9 N6-methyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme methylates only dimethylated lysine9 of histone H3 (H3K9), forming the trimethylated form. This modification influences the binding of chromatin-associated proteins. In general, the methylation of H3K9 leads to transcriptional repression of the affected target genes. The enzyme is highly upregulated in Huntington disease patients. cf. EC 2.1.1.367, [histone H3]-lysine9 N-methyltransferase, and EC 2.1.1.368, [histone H3]-lysine9 N-dimethyltransferase, and EC 2.1.1.355, [histone H3]-lysine9 N-trimethyltransferase.
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References:
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