SET domain containing 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SETD2 gene. [5] [6] [7]
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.
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]
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]
Huntingtin(Htt) is the protein coded for in humans by the HTT gene, also known as the IT15 ("interesting transcript 15") gene. Mutated HTT is the cause of Huntington's disease (HD), and has been investigated for this role and also for its involvement in long-term memory storage.
Pre-mRNA-processing factor 40 homolog A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRPF40A gene.
HMG-box transcription factor 1, also known as HBP1, is a human protein.
Non-histone chromosomal protein HMG-17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HMGN2 gene.
Endophilin-A2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SH3GL1 gene.
DnaJ homolog subfamily B member 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DNAJB9 gene.
Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 7A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZBTB7A gene.
Activating transcription factor 7-interacting protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ATF7IP gene.
Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD7 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SETD7 gene.
Huntingtin-interacting protein 1-related protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIP1R gene.
Lysine-specific demethylase 6A also known as Ubiquitously transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat, X chromosome (UTX), is a protein which in humans is encoded by the KDM6A gene. It belongs to the 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent dioxygenase superfamily.
Small EDRK-rich factor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SERF2 gene.
Nucleosome assembly protein 1-like 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NAP1L4 gene.
Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase KMT5B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the KMT5B gene. The enzyme along with WHSC1 is responsible for dimethylation of lysine 20 on histone H4 in mouse and humans.
Protein IWS1 homolog also known as interacts with Spt6 (IWS1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IWS1 gene.
Palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC17 is an enzyme that contains a DHHC domain that in humans is encoded by the ZDHHC17 gene.
Histone H2A-Bbd type 2/3 also known as H2A Barr body-deficient is a histone protein that in humans is encoded by the H2AFB2 gene.
Short-stature homeobox 2, also known as homeobox protein Og12X or paired-related homeobox protein SHOT, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SHOX2 gene.
Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 1, also known as G9a-like protein (GLP), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EHMT1 gene.
SET domain containing 6 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the SETD6 gene.