Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP00416
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EHMT1
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Eu-HMTase1
  2. Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 1
  3. G9a-like protein 1
  4. GLP1
  5. H3-K9-HMTase 5
  6. Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 5
  7. Lysine N-methyltransferase 1D
  8. GLP
Gene Name EHMT1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in zinc ion binding
Specific 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 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. During G0 phase, it probably contributes to silencing of MYC- and E2F-responsive genes, suggesting a role in G0/G1 transition in cell cycle. In addition to the histone methyltransferase activity, also methylates non-histone proteins: mediates dimethylation of 'Lys-373' of p53/TP53.
GO Classification
Biological Process
embryo development
peptidyl-lysine dimethylation
peptidyl-lysine monomethylation
negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
DNA methylation
Cellular Component
chromosome
nucleus
Component
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
Function
histone-lysine n-methyltransferase activity
transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups
methyltransferase activity
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
catalytic activity
transition metal ion binding
zinc ion binding
transferase activity
protein methyltransferase activity
protein-lysine n-methyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
histone methyltransferase activity (H3-K27 specific)
histone methyltransferase activity (H3-K9 specific)
metal ion binding
zinc ion binding
Process
cellular process
cellular component organization at cellular level
organelle organization
chromosome organization
chromatin organization
chromatin modification
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
  2. Chromosome
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 9
Locus 9q34.3
SNPs EHMT1
Gene Sequence
>3897 bp
ATGGCCGCCGCCGATGCCGAGGCAGTTCCGGCGAGGGGGGAGCCTCAGCAGGATTGCTGT
GTGAAAACCGAGCTGCTGGGAGAAGAGACACCTATGGCTGCCGATGAAGGCTCAGCAGAG
AAACAGGCAGGAGAGGCCCACATGGCTGCGGACGGTGAGACCAATGGGTCTTGTGAAAAC
AGCGATGCCAGCAGTCATGCAAATGCTGCAAAGCACACTCAGGACAGCGCAAGGGTCAAC
CCCCAGGATGGCACCAACACACTAACTCGGATAGCGGAAAATGGGGTTTCAGAAAGAGAC
TCAGAAGCGGCGAAGCAAAACCACGTCACTGCCGACGACTTTGTGCAGACTTCTGTCATC
GGCAGCAACGGATACATCTTAAATAAGCCGGCCCTACAGGCACAGCCCTTGAGGACTACC
AGCACTCTGGCCTCTTCGCTGCCTGGCCATGCTGCAAAAACCCTTCCTGGAGGGGCTGGC
AAAGGCAGGACTCCAAGCGCTTTTCCCCAGACGCCAGCCGCCCCACCAGCCACCCTTGGG
GAGGGGAGTGCTGACACAGAGGACAGGAAGCTCCCGGCCCCTGGCGCCGACGTCAAGGTC
CACAGGGCACGCAAGACCATGCCGAAGTCCGTCGTGGGCCTGCATGCAGCCAGTAAAGAT
CCCAGAGAAGTTCGAGAAGCTAGAGATCATAAGGAACCAAAAGAGGAGATCAACAAAAAC
ATTTCTGACTTTGGACGACAGCAGCTTTTACCCCCCTTCCCATCCCTTCATCAGTCGCTA
CCTCAGAACCAGTGCTACATGGCCACCACAAAATCACAGACAGCTTGCTTGCCTTTTGTT
TTAGCAGCTGCAGTATCTCGGAAGAAAAAACGAAGAATGGGAACCTATAGCCTGGTTCCT
AAGAAAAAGACCAAAGTATTAAAACAGAGGACGGTGATTGAGATGTTTAAGAGCATAACT
CATTCCACTGTGGGTTCCAAGGGGGAGAAGGACCTGGGCGCCAGCAGCCTGCACGTGAAT
GGGGAGAGCCTGGAGATGGACTCGGATGAGGACGACTCAGAGGAGCTCGAGGAGGACGAC
GGCCATGGTGCAGAGCAGGCGGCCGCGTTCCCCACAGAGGACAGCAGGACTTCCAAGGAG
AGCATGTCGGAGGCTGATCGCGCCCAGAAGATGGACGGGGAGTCCGAGGAGGAGCAGGAG
TCCGTGGACACCGGGGAGGAGGAGGAAGGCGGTGACGAGTCTGACCTGAGTTCGGAATCC
AGCATTAAGAAGAAATTTCTCAAGAGGAAAGGAAAGACCGACAGTCCCTGGATCAAGCCA
GCCAGGAAAAGGAGGCGGAGAAGTAGAAAGAAGCCCAGCGGTGCCCTCGGTTCTGAGTCG
TATAAGTCATCTGCAGGAAGCGCTGAGCAGACGGCACCAGGAGACAGCACAGGGTACATG
GAAGTTTCTCTGGACTCCCTGGATCTCCGAGTCAAAGGAATTCTGTCTTCACAAGCAGAA
GGGTTGGCCAACGGTCCAGATGTGCTGGAGACAGACGGCCTCCAGGAAGTGCCTCTCTGC
AGCTGCCGGATGGAAACACCGAAGAGTCGAGAGATCACCACACTGGCCAACAACCAGTGC
ATGGCTACAGAGAGCGTGGACCATGAATTGGGCCGGTGCACAAACAGCGTGGTCAAGTAT
GAGCTGATGCGCCCCTCCAACAAGGCCCCGCTCCTCGTGCTGTGTGAAGACCACCGGGGC
CGCATGGTGAAGCACCAGTGCTGTCCTGGCTGTGGCTACTTCTGCACAGCGGGTAATTTT
ATGGAGTGTCAGCCCGAGAGCAGCATCTCTCACCGTTTCCACAAAGACTGTGCCTCTCGA
GTCAATAACGCCAGCTATTGTCCCCACTGTGGGGAGGAGAGCTCCAAGGCCAAAGAGGTG
ACGATAGCTAAAGCAGACACCACCTCGACCGTGACACCAGTCCCCGGGCAGGAGAAGGGC
TCGGCCCTGGAGGGCAGGGCCGACACCACAACGGGCAGTGCTGCCGGGCCACCACTCTCG
GAGGACGACAAGCTGCAGGGTGCAGCCTCCCACGTGCCCGAGGGCTTTGATCCAACGGGA
CCTGCTGGGCTTGGGAGGCCAACTCCCGGCCTTTCCCAGGGACCAGGGAAGGAAACCTTG
GAGAGCGCTCTCATCGCCCTCGACTCGGAAAAACCCAAGAAGCTTCGCTTCCACCCAAAG
CAGCTGTACTTCTCCGCCAGGCAAGGGGAGCTTCAGAAGGTGCTCCTCATGCTGGTGGAC
GGAATTGACCCCAACTTCAAAATGGAGCACCAGAATAAGCGCTCTCCACTGCACGCCGCG
GCAGAGGCTGGACACGTGGACATCTGCCACATGCTGGTTCAGGCGGGCGCTAATATTGAC
ACCTGCTCAGAAGACCAGAGGACCCCGTTGATGGAAGCAGCCGAAAACAACCATCTGGAA
GCAGTGAAGTACCTCATCAAGGCTGGGGCCCTGGTGGATCCCAAGGACGCAGAGGGCTCT
ACGTGTTTGCACCTGGCTGCCAAGAAAGGCCACTACGAAGTGGTCCAGTACCTGCTTTCA
AATGGACAGATGGACGTCAACTGTCAGGATGACGGAGGCTGGACACCCATGATCTGGGCC
ACAGAGTACAAGCACGTGGACCTCGTGAAGCTGCTGCTGTCCAAGGGCTCTGACATCAAC
ATCCGAGACAACGAGGAGAACATTTGCCTGCACTGGGCGGCGTTCTCCGGCTGCGTGGAC
ATAGCCGAGATCCTGCTGGCTGCCAAGTGCGACCTCCACGCCGTGAACATCCACGGAGAC
TCGCCACTGCACATTGCCGCCCGGGAGAACCGCTACGACTGTGTCGTCCTCTTTCTTTCT
CGGGATTCAGATGTCACCTTAAAGAACAAGGAAGGAGAGACGCCCCTGCAGTGTGCGAGC
CTCAACTCTCAGGTGTGGAGCGCTCTGCAGATGAGCAAGGCTCTGCAGGACTCGGCCCCC
GACAGGCCCAGCCCCGTGGAGAGGATAGTGAGCAGGGACATCGCTCGAGGCTACGAGCGC
ATCCCCATCCCCTGTGTCAACGCCGTGGACAGCGAGCCATGCCCCAGCAACTACAAGTAC
GTCTCTCAGAACTGCGTGACGTCCCCCATGAACATCGACAGAAATATCACTCATCTGCAG
TACTGCGTGTGCATCGACGACTGCTCCTCCAGCAACTGCATGTGCGGCCAGCTCAGCATG
CGCTGCTGGTACGACAAGGATGGCCGGCTCCTGCCAGAGTTCAACATGGCGGAGCCTCCC
TTGATCTTCGAATGCAACCACGCGTGCTCCTGCTGGAGGAACTGCCGAAATCGCGTCGTA
CAGAATGGTCTCAGGGCAAGGCTGCAGCTCTACCGGACGCGGGACATGGGCTGGGGCGTG
CGGTCCCTGCAGGACATCCCACCAGGCACCTTTGTCTGCGAGTATGTTGGGGAGCTGATT
TCAGACTCAGAAGCCGACGTTCGAGAGGAAGATTCTTACCTCTTTGATCTCGACAATAAG
GACGGGGAGGTTTACTGCATCGACGCGCGGTTCTACGGGAACGTCAGCCGGTTCATCAAC
CACCACTGCGAGCCCAACCTGGTGCCCGTGCGCGTGTTCATGGCCCACCAGGACCTGCGG
TTCCCCCGGATCGCCTTCTTCAGCACCCGCCTGATCGAGGCCGGCGAGCAGCTCGGGTTT
GACTATGGAGAGCGCTTCTGGGACATCAAAGGCAAGCTCTTCAGCTGCCGCTGCGGCTCC
CCCAAGTGCCGGCACTCGAGCGCGGCCCTGGCCCAGCGTCAGGCCAGCGCGGCCCAGGAG
GCCCAGGAGGACGGCTTGCCCGACACCAGCTCCGCGGCTGCCGCCGACCCCCTATGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 1267
Molecular Weight 86702.845
Theoretical pI 6.301
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-9 specific 5
MAADEGSAEKQAGEAHMAADGETNGSCENSDASSHANAAKHTQDSARVNPQDGTNTLTRI
AENGVSERDSEAAKQNHVTADDFVQTSVIGSNGYILNKPALQAQPLRTTSTLASSLPGHA
AKTLPGGAGKGRTPSAFPQTPAAPPATLGEGSADTEDRKLPAPGADVKVHRARKTMPKSV
VGLHAASKDPREVREARDHKEPKEEINKNISDFGRQQLLPPFPSLHQSLPQNQCYMATTK
SQTACLPFVLAAAVSRKKKRRMGTYSLVPKKKTKVLKQRTVIEMFKSITHSTVGSKGEKD
LGASSLHVNGESLEMDSDEDDSEELEEDDGHGAEQAAAFPTEDSRTSKESMSEADRAQKM
DGESEEEQESVDTGEEEEGGDESDLSSESSIKKKFLKRKGKTDSPWIKPARKRRRRSRKK
PSGALGSESYKSSAGSAEQTAPGDSTGYMEVSLDSLDLRVKGILSSQAEGLANGPDVLET
DGLQEVPLCSCRMETPKSREITTLANNQCMATESVDHELGRCTNSVVKYELMRPSNKAPL
LVLCEDHRGRMVKHQCCPGCGYFCTAGNFMECQPESSISHRFHKDCASRVNNASYCPHCG
EESSKAKEVTIAKADTTSTVTPVPGQEKGSALEGRADTTTGSAAGPPLSEDDKLQGAASH
VPEGFDPTGPAGLGRPTPGLSQGPGKETLESALIALDSEKPKKLRFHPKQLYFSARQGEL
QKVLLMLVDGIDPNFKMEHQNKRSPLHAAAEAGHVDICHMLVQAGANIDTCSEDQRTPLM
EAAENNHLEAVKYLIKAGALVDPKDAEGSTCLHLAAKKGHYEVVQYLLSNGQMDVNCQDD
GGWTPMIWATEYKHVDLVKLLLSKGSDINIRDNEENICLHWAAFSGCVDIAEILLAAKCD
LHAVNIHGDSPLHIAARENRYDCVVLFLSRDSDVTLKNKEGETPLQCASLNSQVWSALQM
SKALQDSAPDRPSPVERIVSRDIARGYERIPIPCVNAVDSEPCPSNYKYVSQNCVTSPMN
IDRNITHLQYCVCIDDCSSSNCMCGQLSMRCWYDKDGRLLPEFNMAEPPLIFECNHACSC
WRNCRNRVVQNGLRARLQLYRTRDMGWGVRSLQDIPPGTFVCEYVGELISDSEADVREED
SYLFDLDNKDGEVYCIDARFYGNVSRFINHHCEPNLVPVRVFMAHQDLRFPRIAFFSTRL
IEAGEQLGFDYGERFWDIKGKLFSCRCGSPKCRHSSAALAQRQASAAQEAQEDGLPDTSS
AAAADPL
GenBank ID Protein 224465233
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9H9B1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name EHMT1_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_024757
GeneCard ID EHMT1
GenAtlas ID EHMT1
HGNC ID HGNC:24650
References
General References Not Available