产品内容
本酶催化的反应为3 S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine + A [Histone H4]-L-Lysine20 = 3 S-Adenosyl-L-Homocysteine + A [Histone H4]-N6,N6,N6-Trimethyl-L-Lysine20 (Overall Reaction);;(1a) S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine + A [Histone H4]-L-Lysine20 = S-Adenosyl-L-Homocysteine + A [Histone H4]-N6-Methyl-L-Lysine20;;(1b) S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine + A [Histone H4]-N6-Methyl-L-Lysine20 = S-Adenosyl-L-Homocysteine + A [Histone H4]-N6,N6-Dimethyl-L-Lysine20;;(1c) S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine + A [Histone H4]-N6,N6-Dimethyl-L-Lysine20 = S-Adenosyl-L-Homocysteine + A [Histone H4]-N6,N6,N6-Trimethyl-L-Lysine20;;系统名称为S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine:[histone H4]-L-Lysine20 N6-Trimethyltransferase,该酶从裂殖酵母粟酒裂殖酵母(Schizosaccharomyces pombe)中鉴定,催化组蛋白 H4 的 L-赖氨酸-20 残基(H4K20)三次连续甲基化,生成三甲基化形式。该位点的甲基化显然不参与基因表达调控或异染色质功能,但参与 DNA 损伤应答。参见 EC 2.1.1.361([组蛋白 H4]-赖氨酸20 N-甲基转移酶)和 EC 2.1.1.362([组蛋白 H4]-N-甲基-L-赖氨酸20 N-甲基转移酶)。