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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00404
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5641
Name Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD7
Synonyms
  1. H3-K4-HMTase SETD7
  2. Histone H3-K4 methyltransferase SETD7
  3. Lysine N-methyltransferase 7
  4. SET domain-containing protein 7
  5. SET7/9
Gene Name SETD7
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity
Specific Function Histone methyltransferase that specifically monomethylates 'Lys-4' of histone H3. H3 'Lys-4' methylation represents a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional activation. Plays a central role in the transcriptional activation of genes such as collagenase or insulin. Recruited by IPF1/PDX-1 to the insulin promoter, leading to activate transcription. Has also methyltransferase activity toward non-histone proteins such as p53/TP53, TAF10, and possibly TAF7 by recognizing and binding the [KR]-[STA]-K in substrate proteins. Monomethylates 'Lys-189' of TAF10, leading to increase the affinity of TAF10 for RNA polymerase II. Monomethylates 'Lys-372' of p53/TP53, stabilizing p53/TP53 and increasing p53/TP53-mediated transcriptional activation.
Pathways
  • Carnitine Synthesis
  • Lysine degradation
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + L-lysine-[histone] → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + N(6)-methyl-L-lysine-[histone] details
Protein lysine + S-Adenosylmethionine → Protein N6-methyl-L-lysine + S-Adenosylhomocysteine details
S-Adenosylmethionine + Protein N6-methyl-L-lysine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Protein N6,N6-dimethyl-L-lysine details
S-Adenosylmethionine + Protein N6,N6-dimethyl-L-lysine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Protein N6,N6,N6-trimethyl-L-lysine details
GO Classification
Biological Process
peptidyl-lysine dimethylation
peptidyl-lysine monomethylation
regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
transcription, DNA-dependent
Cellular Component
chromosome
nucleus
Component
organelle
non-membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle
chromosome
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
protein methyltransferase activity
protein-lysine n-methyltransferase activity
histone-lysine n-methyltransferase activity
transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups
methyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity
Process
cellular process
cellular component organization at cellular level
organelle organization
chromosome organization
chromatin organization
chromatin modification
biological regulation
regulation of biological process
regulation of metabolic process
regulation of macromolecule metabolic process
regulation of gene expression
regulation of transcription
regulation of transcription, dna-dependent
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
  2. Chromosome (Probable)
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 4
Locus 4q28
SNPs SETD7
Gene Sequence
>1101 bp
ATGGATAGCGACGACGAGATGGTGGAGGAGGCGGTGGAAGGGCACCTGGACGATGACGGA
TTACCGCACGGGTTCTGCACAGTCACCTACTCCTCCACAGACAGATTTGAGGGGAACTTT
GTTCACGGAGAAAAGAACGGACGGGGGAAGTTCTTCTTCTTTGATGGCAGCACCCTGGAG
GGGTATTATGTGGATGATGCCTTGCAGGGCCAGGGAGTTTACACTTACGAAGATGGGGGA
GTTCTCCAGGGCACGTATGTAGACGGAGAGCTGAACGGTCCAGCCCAGGAATATGACACA
GATGGGAGACTGATCTTCAAGGGGCAGTATAAAGATAACATTCGTCATGGAGTGTGCTGG
ATATATTACCCAGATGGAGGAAGCCTTGTAGGAGAAGTAAATGAAGATGGGGAGATGACT
GGAGAGAAGATAGCCTATGTGTACCCTGATGAGAGGACCGCACTTTATGGGAAATTTATT
GATGGAGAGATGATAGAAGGCAAACTGGCTACCCTTATGTCCACTGAAGAAGGGAGGCCT
CACTTTGAACTGATGCCTGGAAATTCAGTGTACCACTTTGATAAGTCGACTTCATCTTGC
ATTTCTACCAATGCTCTTCTTCCAGATCCTTATGAATCAGAAAGGGTTTATGTTGCTGAA
TCTCTTATTTCCAGTGCTGGAGAAGGACTTTTTTCAAAGGTAGCTGTGGGACCTAATACT
GTTATGTCTTTTTATAATGGAGTTCGAATTACACACCAAGAGGTTGACAGCAGGGACTGG
GCCCTTAATGGGAACACCCTCTCCCTTGATGAAGAAACGGTCATTGATGTGCCTGAGCCC
TATAACCACGTATCCAAGTACTGTGCCTCCTTGGGACACAAGGCAAATCACTCCTTCACT
CCAAACTGCATCTACGATATGTTTGTCCACCCCCGTTTTGGGCCCATCAAATGCATCCGC
ACCCTGAGAGCAGTGGAGGCCGATGAAGAGCTCACCGTTGCCTATGGCTATGACCACAGC
CCCCCCGGGAAGAGTGGGCCTGAAGCCCCTGAGTGGTACCAGGTGGAGCTGAAGGCCTTC
CAGGCCACCCAGCAAAAGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 366
Molecular Weight 40720.595
Theoretical pI 4.625
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD7
MDSDDEMVEEAVEGHLDDDGLPHGFCTVTYSSTDRFEGNFVHGEKNGRGKFFFFDGSTLE
GYYVDDALQGQGVYTYEDGGVLQGTYVDGELNGPAQEYDTDGRLIFKGQYKDNIRHGVCW
IYYPDGGSLVGEVNEDGEMTGEKIAYVYPDERTALYGKFIDGEMIEGKLATLMSTEEGRP
HFELMPGNSVYHFDKSTSSCISTNALLPDPYESERVYVAESLISSAGEGLFSKVAVGPNT
VMSFYNGVRITHQEVDSRDWALNGNTLSLDEETVIDVPEPYNHVSKYCASLGHKANHSFT
PNCIYDMFVHPRFGPIKCIRTLRAVEADEELTVAYGYDHSPPGKSGPEAPEWYQVELKAF
QATQQK
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q8WTS6
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name SETD7_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF448510
GeneCard ID SETD7
GenAtlas ID SETD7
HGNC ID HGNC:30412
References
General References
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