| HGNC approved symbol | EHMT2 |
| HGNC ID | HGNC:14129 |
| HGNC approved name | euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2 |
| Entrez gene ID | GeneID:10919 (SSTAR profile) |
| UniProt AC (human) | Q96KQ7 |
| UniProt ID (human) | EHMT2_HUMAN |
| Pfam domains | EHMT1-2_CRR PF21533 (447-540) Ank_2 PF12796 (655-746, 750-816) Ank PF00023 (850-882) Pre-SET PF05033 (927-1030) SET PF00856 (1049-1155) |
| MGI symbol | Ehmt2 |
| MGI ID | MGI:2148922 |
| UniProt AC (mouse) | Q9Z148 |
| UniProt ID (mouse) | EHMT2_MOUSE |
| HGNC gene family tag | KMT, ANKRD |
| HGNC gene family description | Chromatin-modifying enzymes / K-methyltransferases, Ankyrin repeat domain containing |
| Function | Histone modification write |
| Modification | Histone methylation |
| PMID for information on function | PMID:18264113 |
| Protein complex | # |
| Target molecule | histone |
| Target entity | H3K9 |
| Product | H3K9me1, H3K9me2 |
| PMID for information on target | PMID:18264113 |
| Comment | G9a=EHMT2 and G9a-like protein (GLP) are euchromatin-associated methyltransferases that repress transcription by mono- and dimethylating histone H3 at Lys9 (H3K9). |
| Status of entry | # |
| Expression range: | 0.0 to 75.11 |
| Mean expression: | 18.26 ± 10.17 |
| Median expression: | 16.37 |