Gene Information
Gene NameKMT2B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2715
Protein NamesHistone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2B (Lysine N-methyltransferase 2B) (EC 2.1.1.364) (Myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia protein 4) (Trithorax homolog 2) (WW domain-binding protein 7) (WBP-7)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000272333 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardKMT2B
Uniprot IDQ9UMN6
PfamPF05965; PF05964; PF00628; PF00856; PF02008
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.067780758)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KMT2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KMT2B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KMT2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KMT2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kmt2b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KMT2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kmt2b ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KMT2B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsASH1L, NSD3, EHMT2, SUV39H1, EZH1, KMT2A, SETBP1, SETD2, SETD1B, SETD1A, SUV39H2, EHMT1, KMT2D, NSD2, SETDB2, EZH2, KMT2C, NSD1, SETDB1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Highest levels in testis. Also found in brain with higher expression in the cerebellum than in any other region, bone marrow, heart, muscle, kidney, placenta, spleen, thymus, prostate, ovary, intestine, colon, peripheral blood lymphocytes and pancreas. Often amplified in pancreatic carcinomas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27992417}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.022222(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3UVM  (X-ray  1.57A  4ERZ  (X-ray  1.75A  4PZI  (X-ray  2.15A  7BRE  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP rs60207923  rs2242519  rs179686  rs34014681  rs1555731832  rs372432644  rs1555731980  rs1489232377  rs1555732094  rs16970649  rs231591  rs36062432  rs1057519285  rs1555735051 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23508102}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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