Gene Information
Gene NameG9A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1210
Protein NamesHistone-lysine N-methyltransferase EHMT2 (EC 2.1.1.-) (EC 2.1.1.367) (Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2) (HLA-B-associated transcript 8) (Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 3) (H3-K9-HMTase 3) (Lysine N-methyltransferase 1C) (Protein G9a)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ96KQ7
Gene CardEHMT2
Uniprot IDQ96KQ7
PfamPF12796; PF05033; PF00856
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues examined, with high levels in fetal liver, thymus, lymph node, spleen and peripheral blood leukocytes and lower level in bone marrow. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11707778}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2O8J  (X-ray  1.80A  3DM1  (X-ray  2.40A  3K5K  (X-ray  1.70A  3RJW  (X-ray  2.56A  4NVQ  (X-ray  2.03A  5JHN  (X-ray  1.67A  5JIN  (X-ray  1.85A  5JIY  (X-ray  1.48A  5JJ0  (X-ray  1.72A  5T0K  (X-ray  1.70A  5T0M  (X-ray  1.90A  5TTF  (X-ray  1.72A  5TUY  (X-ray  2.60A  5V9I  (X-ray  1.74A  5VSC  (X-ray  1.40A  5VSE  (X-ray  1.60A  6MM1  (X-ray  1.90A  7BTV  (X-ray  2.00A  7BUC  (X-ray  2.60A  7DCF  (X-ray  1.80A  7T7L  (X-ray  2.20A 
DBSNP rs7887  rs13919 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11316813}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11316813}. Note=Associates with euchromatic regions. Does not associate with heterochromatin.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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