SETD2

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SETD2
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_012271
NM_014159
NM_001349370

NM_001081340

RefSeq (protein)

NP_054878
NP_001336299

NP_001074809

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 47.02 – 47.16 MbChr 9: 110.53 – 110.62 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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SET domain containing 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SETD2 gene.[5][6][7]

Function

SETD2 protein is a histone methyltransferase that is specific for lysine-36 of histone H3, and methylation of this residue is associated with active chromatin. This protein also contains a novel transcriptional activation domain and has been found associated with hyperphosphorylated RNA polymerase II.[7]

The trimethylation of lysine-36 of histone H3 (H3K36me3) is required in human cells for homologous recombinational repair and genome stability.[8] Depletion of SETD2 increases the frequency of deletion mutations that arise by the alternative DNA repair process of microhomology-mediated end joining.

Clinical significance

The SETD2 gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 3 and has been shown to play a tumour suppressor role in human cancer.[9]

Interactions

SETD2 has been shown to

interact with Huntingtin.[10] Huntington's disease (HD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of striatal neurons, is caused by an expansion of a polyglutamine tract in the HD protein huntingtin. SETD2 belongs to a class of huntingtin interacting proteins characterized by WW motifs.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000181555Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000044791Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. PMID 16118227
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  7. ^ a b c "Entrez Gene: SETD2 SET domain containing 2".
  8. PMID 24931610
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Further reading


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