 SUV39H1 (source code)

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<SUV39H1> is a human <histone> <methyltransferase> that modifies <lysine> 9 in the amino-terminal region of <histone H3>. Its catalytic machinery includes a <SET domain> and adjoining <cysteine>-rich regions. The corresponding <gene> encodes an <enzyme> acting on a <protein> component of <chromatin>.<Regulation of chromatin structure by site-specific histone H3 methyltransferases by S. Rea and others>[2000, abstract: human SUV39H1, H3 lysine 9 specificity and required regions]{ref}

The original biochemical work established site specificity using <histone H3> substrates and mapped the catalytic requirement to regions of <SUV39H1>. It also found that <lysine> 9 methylation interfered with phosphorylation of neighbouring <serine> 10. This gives an illuminating example of interacting <histone modifications>: changing one residue can affect a modification at the next residue, so the <histone> tail is a chemically coupled substrate.<Regulation of chromatin structure by site-specific histone H3 methyltransferases by S. Rea and others>[Abstract: substrate specificity, domain mapping and interaction with serine 10 phosphorylation]{ref}

For an <enzyme assay>, the informative measurement is formation of the specified methylated <histone> product. Simply detecting <SUV39H1> expression establishes the presence of its <protein>, while activity additionally depends on the reaction conditions and available <substrate>.

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