| Tissue Specificity | Expressed in all tissues examined, with high levels in fetal liver, thymus, lymph node, spleen and peripheral blood leukocytes and lower level in bone marrow. |
| Post Translational Modifications | Methylated at Lys-185.automethylated. |
| Function | 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. |
| Protein Name | Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase Ehmt2Euchromatic Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase 2Hla-B-Associated Transcript 8Histone H3-K9 Methyltransferase 3H3-K9-Hmtase 3Lysine N-Methyltransferase 1cProtein G9a |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-2559582Reactome: R-HSA-3214841Reactome: R-HSA-427389Reactome: R-HSA-6804760Reactome: R-HSA-73762Reactome: R-HSA-8853884Reactome: R-HSA-8953750Reactome: R-HSA-9843970 |
| Cellular Localisation | NucleusChromosomeAssociates With Euchromatic RegionsDoes Not Associate With Heterochromatin |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase Ehmt2 antibodyAnti-Euchromatic Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase 2 antibodyAnti-Hla-B-Associated Transcript 8 antibodyAnti-Histone H3-K9 Methyltransferase 3 antibodyAnti-H3-K9-Hmtase 3 antibodyAnti-Lysine N-Methyltransferase 1c antibodyAnti-Protein G9a antibodyAnti-EHMT2 antibodyAnti-BAT8 antibodyAnti-C6orf30 antibodyAnti-G9A antibodyAnti-KMT1C antibodyAnti-NG36 antibody |
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![Immunoprecipitation analysis of 300 Mu g extracts of 293T cells using 3 Mu g [KO Validated] EHMT2 antibody (STJ23499). Western blot was performed from the immunoprecipitate using [KO Validated] EHMT2 antibody (STJ23499) at a dilution of 1:1000.](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-zso2xnchw9/images/stencil/600x533/products/99558/384697/STJ23499_1__11927.1713153469.jpg?c=1 "Immunoprecipitation analysis of 300 Mu g extracts of 293T cells using 3 Mu g [KO Validated] EHMT2 antibody (STJ23499). Western blot was performed from the immunoprecipitate using [KO Validated] EHMT2 antibody (STJ23499) at a dilution of 1:1000.")
