Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase PRDM16 (PRDM16)

Binds DNA and functions as a transcriptional regulator. Functions in the differentiation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) that is specialized in dissipating chemical energy in the shape of heat in response to cold or surplus feeding while white adipose tissue (WAT) is specialized in the storage of excess energy and the control of adrenal gland.

Together with CEBPB, regulates the differentiation of myoblastic precursors into brown adipose cells. Functions also as a repressor of TGF-beta signaling.