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SUV39H2 SUV39H2 histone lysine methyltransferase

Gene ID: 79723, updated on 11-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: KMT1B

Summary

Enables S-adenosyl-L-methionine binding activity; histone methyltransferase activity (H3-K9 specific); and zinc ion binding activity. Involved in chromatin assembly or disassembly and chromatin remodeling. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to hypoxia and negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in chromatin. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new susceptibility loci for migraine.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
10p13
Sequence:
Chromosome: 10; NC_000010.11 (14878866..14904315)
Total number of exons:
6

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