| HGNC approved symbol | SUV420H2 |
| HGNC ID | HGNC:28405 |
| HGNC approved name | suppressor of variegation 4-20 homolog 2 (Drosophila) |
| Entrez gene ID | GeneID:84787
(SSTAR profile) |
| UniProt AC (human) | Q86Y97 |
| UniProt ID (human) | SV422_HUMAN |
| Pfam domains | SET PF00856 (120-218) |
| MGI symbol | Suv420h2 |
| MGI ID | MGI:2385262 |
| UniProt AC (mouse) | Q6Q783 |
| UniProt ID (mouse) | SV422_MOUSE |
| HGNC gene family tag | KMT |
| HGNC gene family description | Chromatin-modifying enzymes / K-methyltransferases |
| Function | Histone modification write |
| Modification | Histone methylation |
| PMID for information on function | # |
| Protein complex | # |
| Target molecule | histone |
| Target entity | H4K20 |
| Product | H4K20me3 |
| PMID for information on target | # |
| Comment | Histone methyltransferase that specifically trimethylates 'Lys-20' of histone H4. H4 'Lys-20' trimethylation represents a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression. (Annotated by similarity.) |
| Status of entry | # |