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Transferase PDB id
2r3a
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Contents
Protein chain
270 a.a. *
Ligands
SAM
SER
Metals
_ZN ×4
Waters ×254
* Residue conservation analysis
PDB id:
2r3a
Name: Transferase
Title: Methyltransferase domain of human suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 2
Structure: Histone-lysine n-methyltransferase suv39h2. Chain: a. Fragment: methyltransferase domain: residues 112-410. Synonym: suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 2, su(var)3- 9 homolog 2, histone h3-k9 methyltransferase 2, h3-k9- hmtase 2. Engineered: yes
Source: Homo sapiens. Human. Organism_taxid: 9606. Gene: suv39h2. Expressed in: escherichia coli. Expression_system_taxid: 562.
Resolution:
2.00Å     R-factor:   0.179     R-free:   0.213
Authors: V.V.Lunin,H.Wu,H.Zeng,H.Ren,P.Loppnau,J.Weigelt,M.Sundstrom, C.H.Arrowsmith,A.M.Edwards,A.Bochkarev,A.N.Plotnikov,J.Min, Structural Genomics Consortium (Sgc)
Key ref: H.Wu et al. (2010). Structural biology of human H3K9 methyltransferases. Plos One, 5, e8570. PubMed id: 20084102 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008570
Date:
29-Aug-07     Release date:   11-Sep-07    
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 Headers
 References

Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
Q9H5I1  (SUV92_HUMAN) -  Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SUV39H2
Seq:
Struc:
410 a.a.
270 a.a.
Key:    PfamA domain  Secondary structure

 Enzyme reactions 
   Enzyme class: E.C.2.1.1.43  - Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase.
[IntEnz]   [ExPASy]   [KEGG]   [BRENDA]
      Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + L-lysine-[histone] = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N6-methyl-L-lysine-[histone]
S-adenosyl-L-methionine
Bound ligand (Het Group name = SAM)
corresponds exactly
+ L-lysine-[histone]
= S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine
+ N(6)-methyl-L-lysine-[histone]
Molecule diagrams generated from .mol files obtained from the KEGG ftp site
 Gene Ontology (GO) functional annotation 
  GO annot!
  Cellular component     nucleus   1 term 
  Biological process     chromatin modification   1 term 
  Biochemical function     zinc ion binding     2 terms  

 

 
    Added reference    
 
 
DOI no: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008570 Plos One 5:e8570 (2010)
PubMed id: 20084102  
 
 
Structural biology of human H3K9 methyltransferases.
H.Wu, J.Min, V.V.Lunin, T.Antoshenko, L.Dombrovski, H.Zeng, A.Allali-Hassani, V.Campagna-Slater, M.Vedadi, C.H.Arrowsmith, A.N.Plotnikov, M.Schapira.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
SET domain methyltransferases deposit methyl marks on specific histone tail lysine residues and play a major role in epigenetic regulation of gene transcription. We solved the structures of the catalytic domains of GLP, G9a, Suv39H2 and PRDM2, four of the eight known human H3K9 methyltransferases in their apo conformation or in complex with the methyl donating cofactor, and peptide substrates. We analyzed the structural determinants for methylation state specificity, and designed a G9a mutant able to tri-methylate H3K9. We show that the I-SET domain acts as a rigid docking platform, while induced-fit of the Post-SET domain is necessary to achieve a catalytically competent conformation. We also propose a model where long-range electrostatics bring enzyme and histone substrate together, while the presence of an arginine upstream of the target lysine is critical for binding and specificity. ENHANCED VERSION: This article can also be viewed as an enhanced version in which the text of the article is integrated with interactive 3D representations and animated transitions. Please note that a web plugin is required to access this enhanced functionality. Instructions for the installation and use of the web plugin are available in Text S1.
 

Literature references that cite this PDB file's key reference

  PubMed id Reference
21190999 D.B.Yap, J.Chu, T.Berg, M.Schapira, S.W.Cheng, A.Moradian, R.D.Morin, A.J.Mungall, B.Meissner, M.Boyle, V.E.Marquez, M.A.Marra, R.D.Gascoyne, R.K.Humphries, C.H.Arrowsmith, G.B.Morin, and S.A.Aparicio (2011).
Somatic mutations at EZH2 Y641 act dominantly through a mechanism of selectively altered PRC2 catalytic activity, to increase H3K27 trimethylation.
  Blood, 117, 2451-2459.  
21522130 V.Hoppmann, T.Thorstensen, P.E.Kristiansen, S.V.Veiseth, M.A.Rahman, K.Finne, R.B.Aalen, and R.Aasland (2011).
The CW domain, a new histone recognition module in chromatin proteins.
  EMBO J, 30, 1939-1952.
PDB code: 2l7p
21078963 C.J.Sneeringer, M.P.Scott, K.W.Kuntz, S.K.Knutson, R.M.Pollock, V.M.Richon, and R.A.Copeland (2010).
Coordinated activities of wild-type plus mutant EZH2 drive tumor-associated hypertrimethylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3K27) in human B-cell lymphomas.
  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 107, 20980-20985.  
20659682 T.J.Wigle, L.M.Provencher, J.L.Norris, J.Jin, P.J.Brown, S.V.Frye, and W.P.Janzen (2010).
Accessing protein methyltransferase and demethylase enzymology using microfluidic capillary electrophoresis.
  Chem Biol, 17, 695-704.  
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