SETD2

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SET domain containing 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SETD2 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

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.[3]

Clinical significance

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.[4]

Interactions

SETD2 has been shown to interact with Huntingtin.[5] 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.[3]

References

  1. Sun XJ, Wei J, Wu XY, Hu M, Wang L, Wang HH, Zhang QH, Chen SJ, Huang QH, Chen Z (Oct 2005). "Identification and characterization of a novel human histone H3 lysine 36-specific methyltransferase". J Biol Chem. 280 (42): 35261–71. doi:10.1074/jbc.M504012200. PMID 16118227.
  2. Rega S, Stiewe T, Chang DI, Pollmeier B, Esche H, Bardenheuer W, Marquitan G, Putzer BM (Jul 2001). "Identification of the full-length huntingtin- interacting protein p231HBP/HYPB as a DNA-binding factor". Mol Cell Neurosci. 18 (1): 68–79. doi:10.1006/mcne.2001.1004. PMID 11461154.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Entrez Gene: SETD2 SET domain containing 2".
  4. Al Sarakbi W, Sasi W, Jiang WG, Roberts T, Newbold RF, Mokbel K (2009). "The mRNA expression of SETD2 in human breast cancer: correlation with clinico-pathological parameters". BMC Cancer. 9: 290. doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-290. PMC 3087337. PMID 19698110.
  5. Faber PW, Barnes GT, Srinidhi J, Chen J, Gusella JF, MacDonald ME (September 1998). "Huntingtin interacts with a family of WW domain proteins". Hum. Mol. Genet. 7 (9): 1463–74. doi:10.1093/hmg/7.9.1463. PMID 9700202.

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