FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as KMT2C_HUMAN, KMT2C, HALR, KIAA1506, MLL3. Histone methyltransferase that catalyzes methyl group transfer from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to the epsilon-amino group of 'Lys-4' of histone H3 (H3K4) (PubMed:25561738). Part of chromatin remodeling machinery predominantly forms H3K4me1 methylation marks at active chromatin sites where transcription and DNA repair take place (PubMed:25561738, PubMed:24081332, PubMed:22266653). Likely plays a redundant role with KMT2D in enriching H3K4me1 mark on primed and active enhancer elements (PubMed:24081332). Component of the MLL3 complex (also named ASCOM complex), at least composed of catalytic subunit KMT2C/MLL3, ASH2L, RBBP5, WDR5, NCOA6, DPY30, KDM6A, PAXIP1/PTIP, PAGR1 and alpha- and beta-tubulin (PubMed:17021013, PubMed:17500065, PubMed:23508102). Forms a core complex with the evolutionary conserved subcomplex WRAD composed of WDR5, RBBP5, ASH2L/ASH2 and DPY30 subunits; WRAD differentially stimulates the methyltransferase activity (PubMed:25561738). Interacts (via WIN motif) with WDR5 (PubMed:22665483, PubMed:22266653).

EXTERNAL LINKS

KMT2C

Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2C

KMT2C

Molecular Synopsis