GO:0042054

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histone methyltransferase activityImported

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0042054

Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + histone = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + methyl-histone. Histone methylation generally occurs on either an arginine or a lysine residue.

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Also appears ingexo zp cco reto rexo + 1

Exact Synonyms

histone methylase activity

histone N-methyltransferase activity

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biological_processgo (3,791)
- cellular processgo (1,552)
  - cellular component organization or biogenesisgo (413)
    - cellular component organizationgo (395)
      - protein-containing complex organizationgo (86)
        protein-DNA complex organizationgo (38)
        chromatin organizationgo (25)
        chromatin remodelinggo (21)
        histone modifying activitygo (9)
        histone methyltransferase activitygo (3)
molecular_functiongo (584)
- catalytic activitygo (393)
  - catalytic activity, acting on a proteingo (61)
    - histone modifying activitygo (9)
      - histone methyltransferase activitygo (3)
    - protein methyltransferase activitygo (5)
      - histone methyltransferase activitygo (3)
  - transferase activitygo (120)
    - transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groupsgo (18)
      - methyltransferase activitygo (13)
        protein methyltransferase activitygo (5)
        histone methyltransferase activitygo (3)

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