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unusual facts about histone methyltransferase



KCNQ1OT1

It interacts with chromatin, the histone methyltransferase G9a (responsible for the mono- and dimethylation of histone 3 lysine 9, H3K9), and the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2, PRC2, (responsible for the trimethylation of H3K27).


see also

STAT5

STAT5 can also form homo-tetramers, usually in concert with the histone methyltransferase EZH2, and act as a trancriptional repressor.

Weaver syndrome

It can also be associated with mutations in the histone methyltransferase NSD1 gene on chromosome 5q35.