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Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of methyl groups to LYSINE or ARGININE residues of HISTONES, especially histone H3 and histone H4 proteins. They play a critical role in EPIGENETIC PROCESSES.
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- Histone Methylase
- Histone Methyltransferase
- Methylase, Histone
- Methyltransferase, Histone
- Methyltransferases, Histone
- Histone H3 Methyltransferase
- Histone-Arginine N-Methyltransferase
- H3 Methyltransferase, Histone
- Histone Arginine N Methyltransferase
- Methyltransferase, Histone H3
- N-Methyltransferase, Histone-Arginine
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2019 (1972); for HISTONE-ARGININE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE use PROTEIN-ARGININE N-METHYLTRANSFERASES 2010-2018
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- National Library of Medicine. Histone Methyltransferases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076983. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076983
- Histone Methyltransferases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histone_methyltransferase
- Histone Methyltransferases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2560317