6a5n

Structural highlights

Function

[SUVH6_ARATH] Histone methyltransferase. Methylates 'Lys-9' of histone H3. H3 'Lys-9' methylation represents a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression. Seems to act preferentially on dsMRNA.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Jackson JP, Johnson L, Jasencakova Z, Zhang X, PerezBurgos L, Singh PB, Cheng X, Schubert I, Jenuwein T, Jacobsen SE. Dimethylation of histone H3 lysine 9 is a critical mark for DNA methylation and gene silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana. Chromosoma. 2004 Mar;112(6):308-15. doi: 10.1007/s00412-004-0275-7. Epub 2004 Mar, 10. PMID:15014946 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00412-004-0275-7
2. ↑ Ebbs ML, Bartee L, Bender J. H3 lysine 9 methylation is maintained on a transcribed inverted repeat by combined action of SUVH6 and SUVH4 methyltransferases. Mol Cell Biol. 2005 Dec;25(23):10507-15. PMID:16287862 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MCB.25.23.10507-10515.2005