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EHMT2

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16Incoming

Summary

EHMT2 — Euchromatic Histone Lysine Methyltransferase 2

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolEHMT2
Full NameEuchromatic Histone Lysine Methyltransferase 2
Protein TypeTransferase
FunctionEHMT2 (also known as G9a or KMT1C) is a histone lysine methyltransferase that catalyzes the mono- and dimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 9 (H3K9me1/2).
Primary ExpressionPurkinje cells - Allen Brain Atlas: [EHMT2 expression data](https://human
PathwaysApoptosis, apoptosis pathway
Ensembl IDENSG00000108799
GeneCardsEHMT2
Human Protein AtlasEHMT2
H3K9 MethylationAdds H3K9me1/2 marks associated with gene silencing
H3K27 MethylationCan also methylate H3K27
Non-histone TargetsMethylates various non-histone proteins including TP53, RELA, and WIZ
Associated DiseasesALS, Lymphoma
Known Drugs/CompoundsCinobufagin
InteractionsJUN, CASPASE3, FOXO1, SIRT1, HDAC1, APOPTOSIS
KG Connections69 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (9)

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Canonical Page

EHMT2 — Euchromatic Histone Lysine Methyltransferase 2

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Epigenetic Dysregulation in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 4376 words

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    EHMT2["<b>EHMT2</b>"]
    Cancer{"Cancer"}
    EHMT2 -->|"inhibits"| Cancer
    Als{"Als"}
    EHMT2 -->|"inhibits"| Als
    Aging{"Aging"}
    EHMT2 -->|"inhibits"| Aging
    Lymphoma{"Lymphoma"}
    EHMT2 -->|"associated with"| Lymphoma
    Ms{"Ms"}
    EHMT2 -->|"inhibits"| Ms
    Heart_Failure{"Heart Failure"}
    EHMT2 -->|"inhibits"| Heart_Failure
    EHMT2 -->|"activates"| Aging
    EHMT2 -->|"activates"| Als
    EHMT2 -->|"activates"| Cancer
    EHMT2 -->|"activates"| Heart_Failure
    EHMT2 -->|"therapeutic target"| Aging
    EHMT2 -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
    BAX["BAX"]
    BAX -->|"associated with"| EHMT2
    FOXO1["FOXO1"]
    FOXO1 -->|"associated with"| EHMT2
    JUN["JUN"]
    JUN -->|"inhibits"| EHMT2
    BCL_2["BCL-2"]
    BCL_2 -->|"associated with"| EHMT2
    BCL2["BCL2"]
    BCL2 -->|"associated with"| EHMT2
    KDM1A["KDM1A"]
    KDM1A -->|"therapeutic target"| EHMT2
    HDAC2["HDAC2"]
    HDAC2 -->|"therapeutic target"| EHMT2
    DNMT1["DNMT1"]
    DNMT1 -->|"therapeutic target"| EHMT2
    AND["AND"]
    AND -->|"associated with"| EHMT2
    CASPASE8["CASPASE8"]
    CASPASE8 -->|"associated with"| EHMT2
    APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
    APOPTOSIS -->|"inhibits"| EHMT2
    style EHMT2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (53)

TargetRelationTypeStr
FOXO1inhibitsgene0.85
cell proliferationpromotesprocess0.80
Cancerinhibitsdisease0.65
Alsinhibitsdisease0.65
Aginginhibitsdisease0.65

Incoming (16)

SourceRelationTypeStr
Cinobufagininhibitscompound0.90
BAXassociated_withgene0.60
FOXO1associated_withgene0.60
JUNinhibitsgene0.60
BCL2associated_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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