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Function
DIM5_NEUCR Histone methyltransferase that specifically trimethylates histone H3 to form H3K9me3. H3K9me3 marks chromatin regions for DNA methylation.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
AdoMet-dependent methylation of histones is part of the "histone code" that can profoundly influence gene expression. We describe the crystal structure of Neurospora DIM-5, a histone H3 lysine 9 methyltranferase (HKMT), determined at 1.98 A resolution, as well as results of biochemical characterization and site-directed mutagenesis of key residues. This SET domain protein bears no structural similarity to previously characterized AdoMet-dependent methyltransferases but includes notable features such as a triangular Zn3Cys9 zinc cluster in the pre-SET domain and a AdoMet binding site in the SET domain essential for methyl transfer. The structure suggests a mechanism for the methylation reaction and provides the structural basis for functional characterization of the HKMT family and the SET domain.
Structure of the Neurospora SET domain protein DIM-5, a histone H3 lysine methyltransferase.,Zhang X, Tamaru H, Khan SI, Horton JR, Keefe LJ, Selker EU, Cheng X Cell. 2002 Oct 4;111(1):117-27. PMID:12372305[5]
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References
- ↑ Tamaru H, Selker EU. A histone H3 methyltransferase controls DNA methylation in Neurospora crassa. Nature. 2001 Nov 15;414(6861):277-83. PMID:11713521 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35104508
- ↑ Tamaru H, Zhang X, McMillen D, Singh PB, Nakayama J, Grewal SI, Allis CD, Cheng X, Selker EU. Trimethylated lysine 9 of histone H3 is a mark for DNA methylation in Neurospora crassa. Nat Genet. 2003 May;34(1):75-9. PMID:12679815 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng1143
- ↑ Zhang X, Tamaru H, Khan SI, Horton JR, Keefe LJ, Selker EU, Cheng X. Structure of the Neurospora SET domain protein DIM-5, a histone H3 lysine methyltransferase. Cell. 2002 Oct 4;111(1):117-27. PMID:12372305
- ↑ Zhang X, Yang Z, Khan SI, Horton JR, Tamaru H, Selker EU, Cheng X. Structural basis for the product specificity of histone lysine methyltransferases. Mol Cell. 2003 Jul;12(1):177-85. PMID:12887903
- ↑ Zhang X, Tamaru H, Khan SI, Horton JR, Keefe LJ, Selker EU, Cheng X. Structure of the Neurospora SET domain protein DIM-5, a histone H3 lysine methyltransferase. Cell. 2002 Oct 4;111(1):117-27. PMID:12372305
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