Protein: EHMT2_MOUSE
Sequence: MRGLPRGRGLMRARGRGRAAPTGGRGRGRGGAHRGRGRPRSLLSLPRAQASWAPQLPAGLTGPPVPCLPSQGEAPAEMGALLLEKEPRGAAERVHSSLGDTPQSEETLPKANPDSLEPAGPSSPASVTVTVGDEGADTPVGAASLIGDEPESLEGDGGRIVLGHATKSFPSSPSKGGACPSRAKMSMTGAGKSPPSVQSLAMRLLSMPGAQGAATAGPEPSPATTAAQEGQPKVHRARKTMSKPSNGQPPIPEKRPPEVQHFRMSDDMHLGKVTSDVAKRRKLNSGSLSEDLGSAGGSGDIILEKGEPRPLEEWETVVGDDFSLYYDAYSVDERVDSDSKSEVEALAEQLSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDEESGNQSDRSGSSGRRKAKKKWRKDSPWVKPSRKRRKREPPRAKEPRGVNGVGSSGPSEYMEVPLGSLELPSEGTLSPNHAGVSNDTSSLETERGFEELPLCSCRMEAPKIDRISERAGHKCMATESVDGELLGCNAAILKRETMRPSSRVALMVLCEAHRARMVKHHCCPGCGYFCTAGTFLECHPDFRVAHRFHKACVSQLNGMVFCPHCGEDASEAQEVTIPRGDGGTPPIGTAAPALPPLAHDAPGRADTSQPSARMRGHGEPRRPPCDPLADTIDSSGPSLTLPNGGCLSAVGLPPGPGREALEKALVIQESERRKKLRFHPRQLYLSVKQGELQKVILMLLDNLDPNFQSDQQSKRTPLHAAAQKGSVEICHVLLQAGANINAVDKQQRTPLMEAVVNNHLEVARYMVQLGGCVYSKEEDGSTCLHHAAKIGNLEMVSLLLSTGQVDVNAQDSGGWTPIIWAAEHKHIDVIRMLLTRGADVTLTDNEENICLHWASFTGSAAIAEVLLNAQCDLHAVNYHGDTPLHIAARESYHDCVLLFLSRGANPELRNKEGDTAWDLTPERSDVWFALQLNRKLRLGVGNRAVRTEKIICRDVARGYENVPIPCVNGVDGEPCPEDYKYISENCETSTMNIDRNITHLQHCTCVDDCSSSNCLCGQLSIRCWYDKDGRLLQEFNKIEPPLIFECNQACSCWRSCKNRVVQSGIKVRLQLYRTAKMGWGVRALQTIPQGTFICEYVGELISDAEADVREDDSYLFDLDNKDGEVYCIDARYYGNISRFINHLCDPNIIPVRVFMLHQDLRFPRIAFFSSRDIRTGEELGFDYGDRFWDIKSKYFTCQCGSEKCKHSAEAIALEQSRLARLDPHPELLPDLSSLPPINT
What is the function of this protein?
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: mediates dimethylation of 'Lys-373' of p53/TP53.  Also methylates CDYL, WIZ, ACIN1, DNMT1, HDAC1, ERCC6, KLF12 and itself.
What are the official names of this protein?
Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EHMT2, Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2, HLA-B-associated transcript 8, Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 3, H3-K9-HMTase 3, Protein G9a.
What is the protein family that this protein belongs to?
Belongs to the class V-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. Histone-lysine methyltransferase family. Suvar3-9 subfamily.
What are the subcellular locations of this protein?
Nucleus. Chromosome. Note=Almost excluded form nucleoli. Associates with euchromatic regions. Does not associate with heterochromatin. Part of a complex composed of TRIM28, HDAC1, HDAC2 and EHMT2 (By similarity). Interacts with CDYL. Interacts with REST only in the presence of CDYL. Part of a complex containing at least CDYL, REST, WIZ, SETB1, EHMT1 and EHMT2 (By similarity). Interacts with UHRF1.