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Facts about Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV39H2.
H3'Lys-9' trimethylation is also required to direct DNA methylation at pericentric repeats. SUV39H1 is targeted to histone H3 via its interaction with RB1 and is involved in several processes, such as cell cycle regulation, transcriptional repression and regulation of telomere length.
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Gene Name: | Suv39h2 |
Uniprot: | Q9EQQ0 |
Entrez: | 64707 |
Belongs to: |
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class V-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily |
FLJ23414Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 2; H3-K9-HMTase 2; histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV39H2; KMT1BEC 2.1.1.43; Lysine N-methyltransferase 1B; Su(var)3-9 homolog 2; suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 2 (Drosophila); Suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 2
Mass (kDA):
54.098 kDA
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Location: | 2 A1|2 1.95 cM |
Sequence: | 2; |
Testis specific; predominant expression in type B spermatogonia and preleptotene spermatocytes.
PMID: 11094092 by O'Carroll D., et al. Isolation and characterization of Suv39h2, a second histone H3 methyltransferase gene that displays testis-specific expression.
PMID: 11701123 by Peters A.H.F.M., et al. Loss of the Suv39h histone methyltransferases impairs mammalian heterochromatin and genome stability.