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Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.555.500.800.200.500
Unique ID
D011495
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011495
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the methylation of the epsilon-amino group of lysine residues in proteins to yield epsilon mono-, di-, and trimethyllysine.
Entry Term(s)
Histone-Lysine Methyltransferase
Protein Lysine Methyltransferase
Protein Methylase III
Protein Methyltransferase III
Registry Number
EC 2.1.1.43
Related Numbers
9055-08-7
CAS Type 1 Name
S-Adenosyl-L-methionine:histone-L-lysine N(6)-methyltransferase
Previous Indexing
Lysine (1966-1976)
Methyltransferases (1971-1976)
Proteins (1966-1976)
specific protein (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note
1998; see HISTONE-LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE 1991-97; see METHYLTRANSFERASES 1977-90
History Note
1998 (1977)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1976/05/21
Revision Date
2018/01/16
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