Entrez 79813 | Ensembl ENSG00000181090 | |
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Aliases EHMT1, EUHMTASE1, Eu-HMTase1, FP13812, GLP, GLP1, KMT1D, bA188C12.1, euchromatic histone lysine methyltransferase 1 External IDs MGI: 1924933 HomoloGene: 11698 GeneCards: EHMT1 | ||
Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 1, also known as G9a-like protein (GLP), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EHMT1 gene.
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Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a histone methyltransferase that is part of the E2F6 complex, which represses transcription. The encoded protein methylates the Lys-9 position of histone H3, which tags it for transcriptional repression. This protein may be involved in the silencing of MYC- and E2F-responsive genes and therefore could play a role in the G0/G1 cell cycle transition.
Clinical significance
Defects in this gene are a cause of chromosome 9q subtelomeric deletion syndrome (9q-syndrome).
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