Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV39H1

SUV39H1 is a mammalian homologue of the yeast Su(var)39h protein. Its major function is methylation of H3 lysine 9 which creates an interaction site for HP1 protein which promotes heterochromatin formation (PMID: 11242053). It is reported to methylate nucleosomal histone in promoter region of leukaemia associated PML-RAR fusion protein in order to promote heterochromatinisation and silencing of the target genes (PMID: 16449642). Disruption of its activity in vivo leads to aberrant mitotic division. it is also involved in the regulation of the chromatin structure (PMID: 10949293). SUV39H1 along with SIRT1 is reported to mediate silencing of rDNA locus in response to energy deficient conditions inside the cell, thus playing a crucial role in energy homeostasis (PMID: 18485871).

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Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV39H1 infosheet
UniprotKB AccessionO43463
Alternative Name(s)Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 1 (H3-K9-HMTase 1), Position-effect variegation 3-9 homolog, Suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 1 (Su(var)3-9 homolog 1)
Writer for PTM/s H3K9me3
EC number 2.1.1.43
No. of coding genesHistone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV39H1 is coded by following 1 non-allelic gene/s
Gene namesuppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 1 (Drosophila)
Gene symbolSUV39H1
Promoter region (-700 TSS +300)Get sequence
Previous Symbol/sSUV39H
AliasesKMT1A
GeneID6839
Chromosomal locationXp11.23
HGNC11479
UnigeneHs.522639
MIM300254
RefSeq mRNANM_003173.2
RefSeq ProteinNP_003164.1
Disease associations
Cancer: B cell lymphomas; PMID: 11701123

Lysine methyltransferases Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH1, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase MLL, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase MLL2, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase MLL3, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase MLL4, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase MLL5, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase NSD3, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase PRDM9, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD1A, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD1B, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD2, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD7, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD8, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETDB1, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETDB2, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETMAR, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV39H1, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV39H2, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV420H1, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV420H2, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-36 and H4 lysine-20 specific, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-79 specific, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-9 specific 3, Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-9 specific 5, N-lysine methyltransferase SMYD2, PR domain zinc finger protein 2, Probable histone-lysine N-methyltransferase ASH1L, Probable histone-lysine N-methyltransferase NSD2, SET and MYND domain-containing protein 3