Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about KMT2C: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
KMT2C is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: expressed in, regulates, implicated in. Associated with Als, Cancer, Tumor. Connected to 10 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | KMT2C |
| Full Name | Lysine Methyltransferase 2C |
| Protein Type | Transferase |
| Function | KMT2C (also known as MLL3) is a histone H3K4 monomethyltransferase that plays a critical role in transcriptional activation through chromatin remodeling. |
| Primary Expression | all regions - Cerebellum: Present in granule cells - Allen Brain Atlas: [KMT2C expression data](https://human |
| Amino Acids | 900 aa |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000055607 |
| GeneCards | KMT2C |
| Human Protein Atlas | KMT2C |
| H3K4 Methylation | Catalyzes H3K4me1, a mark associated with enhancer activation |
| Transcriptional Coactivation | Works with the COMPASS complex |
| Metabolic Regulation | Involved in adipogenesis and lipid metabolism |
| SET Domain | Catalytic methyltransferase domain |
| PHD Fingers | Zinc fingers for chromatin reader function |
| FYR Domain | Fungal yeast R-related domains |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| KG Connections | 10 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
KMT2C["<b>KMT2C</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
KMT2C -->|"regulates"| Als
Cancer{"Cancer"}
KMT2C -->|"expressed in"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
KMT2C -->|"expressed in"| Tumor
Epigenetic(["Epigenetic"])
KMT2C -->|"expressed in"| Epigenetic
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
KMT2C -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
KMT2D["KMT2D"]
KMT2D -->|"expressed in"| KMT2C
STK11["STK11"]
STK11 -->|"expressed in"| KMT2C
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"expressed in"| KMT2C
PTEN["PTEN"]
PTEN -->|"expressed in"| KMT2C
RB1["RB1"]
RB1 -->|"expressed in"| KMT2C
style KMT2C fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Epigenetic | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||