Histone Methyltransferases

Preferred Label : Histone Methyltransferases;

MeSH definition : Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of methyl groups to LYSINE or ARGININE residues of HISTONES, especially histone H3 and histone H4 proteins. They play a critical role in EPIGENETIC PROCESSES.;

MeSH synonym : Methyltransferases, Histone; Histone Methyltransferase; Methyltransferase, Histone; Histone Methylase; Methylase, Histone;

MeSH hyponym : H3 Methyltransferase, Histone; Methyltransferase, Histone H3; Histone Arginine N Methyltransferase; N-Methyltransferase, Histone-Arginine;

MeSH Related Number : EC 2.1.1.43;

Registry Number MeSH : EC 2.1.1.-;

Details

Origin ID

D000076983;

UMLS CUI

C0062776;

Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- antagonists and inhibitors [MeSH Qualifier]
- biosynthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- deficiency [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Histone-arginine N-methyltransferase (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Methyltransferase [NCIt concept]
MeSH indexing information
- repressor proteins [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- Histone H3 Methyltransferase [MeSH concept]
- Histone Methyltransferases [MeSH concept]
- Histone-Arginine N-Methyltransferase [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- Ash2l.L protein, Xenopus laevis [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- PRDM8 protein, human [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- PRDM8 protein, mouse [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- SETD3 protein, human [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Setd3 protein, mouse [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Smyd4 protein, zebrafish [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- set-32 protein, C elegans [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]

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