Gene Information
Gene NameSETDB1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1291
Protein NamesHistone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETDB1 (EC 2.1.1.366) (ERG-associated protein with SET domain) (ESET) (Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 4) (H3-K9-HMTase 4) (Lysine N-methyltransferase 1E) (SET domain bifurcated 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000143379 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ15047
Gene CardSETDB1
Uniprot IDQ15047
PfamPF18300; PF01429; PF05033; PF00856; PF18358; PF18359
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.525892954)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SETDB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SETDB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SETDB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SETDB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Setdb1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SETDB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Setdb1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SETDB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsKMT2B, ASH1L, NSD3, EHMT2, SUV39H1, EZH1, KMT2A, SETBP1, SETD2, SETD1B, SETD1A, SUV39H2, EHMT1, KMT2D, NSD2, SETDB2, EZH2, KMT2C, NSD1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. High expression in testis.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.007512(Rat);0.008501(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3DLM  (X-ray  1.77A  4X3S  (X-ray  1.60A  5KCH  (X-ray  1.70A  5KCO  (X-ray  1.47A  5KE2  (X-ray  1.56A  5KE3  (X-ray  1.70A  5KH6  (X-ray  2.05A  5QT1  (X-ray  1.58A  5QT2  (X-ray  1.59A  6AU2  (X-ray  1.63A  6AU3  (X-ray  1.80A  6BHD  (X-ray  1.25A  6BHE  (X-ray  1.35A  6BHG  (X-ray  1.45A  6BHH  (X-ray  1.85A  6BHI  (X-ray  1.40A  6BPI  (X-ray  1.64A  7C9N  (X-ray  2.47A  7CAJ  (X-ray  2.20A  7CD9  (X-ray  1.60A  7CJT  (X-ray  2.47A 
DBSNP rs2271075  rs17852587  rs2691551  rs2814054 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27732843}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27732843}. Chromosome. Note=Associated with non-pericentromeric regions of chromatin. Excluded from nucleoli and islands of condensed chromatin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27732843}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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