Protein: Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETDB1 (EC 2.1.1.366) (ERG-associated protein with SET domain) (ESET) (Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 4) (H3-K9-HMTase 4) (Lysine N-methyltransferase 1E) (SET domain bifurcated 1) (Q15047)
Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Function: Histone methyltransferase that specifically trimethylates 'Lys-9' of histone H3. H3 'Lys-9' trimethylation represents a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression by recruiting HP1 (CBX1, CBX3 and/or CBX5) proteins to methylated histones. Mainly functions in euchromatin regions, thereby playing a central role in the silencing of euchromatic genes. H3 'Lys-9' trimethylation is coordinated with DNA methylation. Required for HUSH-mediated heterochromatin formation and gene silencing. Forms a complex with MBD1 and ATF7IP that represses transcription and couples DNA methylation and histone 'Lys-9' trimethylation. Its activity is dependent on MBD1 and is heritably maintained through DNA replication by being recruited by CAF-1. SETDB1 is targeted to histone H3 by TRIM28/TIF1B, a factor recruited by KRAB zinc-finger proteins. Probably forms a corepressor complex required for activated KRAS-mediated promoter hypermethylation and transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) or other tumor-related genes in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. Required to maintain a transcriptionally repressive state of genes in undifferentiated embryonic stem cells (ESCs). In ESCs, in collaboration with TRIM28, is also required for H3K9me3 and silencing of endogenous and introduced retroviruses in a DNA-methylation independent-pathway (By similarity). Associates at promoter regions of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) leading to their gene silencing. The SETDB1-TRIM28-ZNF274 complex may play a role in recruiting ATRX to the 3'-exons of zinc-finger coding genes with atypical chromatin signatures to establish or maintain/protect H3K9me3 at these transcriptionally active regions.
Subcellular location: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27732843}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27732843}. Chromosome. Note=Associated with non-pericentromeric regions of chromatin. Excluded from nucleoli and islands of condensed chromatin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27732843}.
Interaction partners:
- Activating transcription factor 7-interacting protein 1
- Transcription intermediary factor 1-beta
- DNA
- Histone H3.2
- Histone deacetylase 1
- Histone H3.1
- Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV39H1
- DNA
- Histone H3.3
- Histone H3.1t
Sequence:
MSSLPGCIGLDAATATVESEEIAELQQAVVEELGISMEELRHFIDEELEKMDCVQQRKKQLAELETWVIQKESEVAHVDQLFDDASRAVTNCESLVKDFYSKLGLQYRDSSSEDESSRPTEIIEIPDEDDDVLSIDSGDAGSRTPKDQKLREAMAALRKSAQDVQKFMDAVNKKSSSQDLHKGTLSQMSGELSKDGDLIVSMRILGKKRTKTWHKGTLIAIQTVGPGKKYKVKFDNKGKSLLSGNHIAYDYHPPADKLYVGSRVVAKYKDGNQVWLYAGIVAETPNVKNKLRFLIFFDDGYASYVTQSELYPICRPLKKTWEDIEDISCRDFIEEYVTAYPNRPMVLLKSGQLIKTEWEGTWWKSRVEEVDGSLVRILFLDDKRCEWIYRGSTRLEPMFSMKTSSASALEKKQGQLRTRPNMGAVRSKGPVVQYTQDLTGTGTQFKPVEPPQPTAPPAPPFPPAPPLSPQAGDSDLESQLAQSRKQVAKKSTSFRPGSVGSGHSSPTSPALSENVSGGKPGINQTYRSPLGSTASAPAPSALPAPPAPPVFHGMLERAPAEPSYRAPMEKLFYLPHVCSYTCLSRVRPMRNEQYRGKNPLLVPLLYDFRRMTARRRVNRKMGFHVIYKTPCGLCLRTMQEIERYLFETGCDFLFLEMFCLDPYVLVDRKFQPYKPFYYILDITYGKEDVPLSCVNEIDTTPPPQVAYSKERIPGKGVFINTGPEFLVGCDCKDGCRDKSKCACHQLTIQATACTPGGQINPNSGYQYKRLEECLPTGVYECNKRCKCDPNMCTNRLVQHGLQVRLQLFKTQNKGWGIRCLDDIAKGSFVCIYAGKILTDDFADKEGLEMGDEYFANLDHIESVENFKEGYESDAPCSSDSSGVDLKDQEDGNSGTEDPEESNDDSSDDNFCKDEDFSTSSVWRSYATRRQTRGQKENGLSETTSKDSHPPDLGPPHIPVPPSIPVGGCNPPSSEETPKNKVASWLSCNSVSEGGFADSDSHSSFKTNEGGEGRAGGSRMEAEKASTSGLGIKDEGDIKQAKKEDTDDRNKMSVVTESSRNYGYNPSPVKPEGLRRPPSKTSMHQSRRLMASAQSNPDDVLTLSSSTESEGESGTSRKPTAGQTSATAVDSDDIQTISSGSEGDDFEDKKNMTGPMKRQVAVKSTRGFALKSTHGIAIKSTNMASVDKGESAPVRKNTRQFYDGEESCYIIDAKLEGNLGRYLNHSCSPNLFVQNVFVDTHDLRFPWVAFFASKRIRAGTELTWDYNYEVGSVEGKELLCCCGAIECRGRLL