ExplorEnz: EC 2.1.1.368

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2.1.1.368

Accepted name:

[histone H3]-lysine⁹ N-dimethyltransferase

Reaction:

2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a [histone H3]-L-lysine⁹ = 2 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a [histone H3]-N⁶,N⁶-dimethyl-L-lysine⁹ (overall reaction)
(1a) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a [histone H3]-L-lysine⁹ = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a [histone H3]-N⁶-methyl-L-lysine⁹
(1b) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a [histone H3]-N⁶-methyl-L-lysine⁹ = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a [histone H3]-N⁶,N⁶-dimethyl-L-lysine⁹

Other name(s):

SUVH1 (gene name); SUVR1 (gene name); SET32 (gene name); SDG32 (gene name); SET13 (gene name)

Systematic name:

S-adenosyl-L-methionine:[histone H3]-L-lysine⁹ N⁶-dimethyltransferase

Comments:

This entry describes several enzymes, characterized from plants, that successively methylate the L-lysine-9 residue of histone H3 (H3K9) twice, ultimately generating a dimethylated form. These modifications influence the binding of chromatin-associated proteins. In general, the methylation of H3K9 leads to transcriptional repression of the affected target genes. cf. EC 2.1.1.367, [histone H3]-lysine⁹ N-methyltransferase, EC 2.1.1.366, [histone H3]-N⁶,N⁶-dimethyl-lysine⁹ N-methyltransferase, and EC 2.1.1.355, [histone H3]-lysine⁹ N-trimethyltransferase.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc

References:

1.	Yu, Y., Dong, A. and Shen, W.H. Molecular characterization of the tobacco SET domain protein NtSET1 unravels its role in histone methylation, chromatin binding, and segregation. Plant J. 40 (2004) 699–711. [PMID: 15546353]
2.	Shen, W.H. and Meyer, D. Ectopic expression of the NtSET1 histone methyltransferase inhibits cell expansion, and affects cell division and differentiation in tobacco plants. Plant Cell Physiol. 45 (2004) 1715–1719. [PMID: 15574848]
3.	Naumann, K., Fischer, A., Hofmann, I., Krauss, V., Phalke, S., Irmler, K., Hause, G., Aurich, A.C., Dorn, R., Jenuwein, T. and Reuter, G. Pivotal role of AtSUVH₂ in heterochromatic histone methylation and gene silencing in Arabidopsis. EMBO J. 24 (2005) 1418–1429. [PMID: 15775980]

[EC 2.1.1.368 created 2020]