PKMTs methylate histone lysines

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Metabolites



Enzyme

EC Number name full name note
2.1.1.355 [histone H3]-lysine9 N-trimethyltransferase S-adenosyl-L-methionine:[histone H3]-L-lysine9 N6-methyltransferase
2.1.1.361 [histone H4]-lysine20 N-methyltransferase S-adenosyl-L-methionine:[histone H4]-L-lysine20 N6-methyltransferase


Proteins

Protein ID name full name