GO:0042054

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histone methyltransferase activity

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.

Also appears infypo gexo zp cco reto + 2

Exact Synonyms

histone methylase activity

histone N-methyltransferase activity

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biological_process (28,584)
- cellular process (14,008)
  - cellular component organization or biogenesis (2,156)
    - cellular component organization (2,008)
      - chromatin organization (222)
        chromatin remodeling (207)
        histone modifying activity (142)
        histone methyltransferase activity (38)
molecular_function (10,145)
- catalytic activity (6,490)
  - catalytic activity, acting on a protein (598)
    - histone modifying activity (142)
      - histone methyltransferase activity (38)
    - protein methyltransferase activity (62)
      - histone methyltransferase activity (38)
  - transferase activity (2,199)
    - transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups (398)
      - methyltransferase activity (373)
        protein methyltransferase activity (62)
        histone methyltransferase activity (38)

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Reactome:R-HSA-9822583
Reactome:R-HSA-5205861
Reactome:R-HSA-5216234
RHEA:10024
RHEA:54192

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molecular_function

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histone methyltransferase complex