histone H4K20 monomethyltransferase activity [GO_0140944]

Catalysis of the reaction: L-lysyl20-[histone H4] + S-adenosyl-L-methionine = H+ + N6-methyl-L-lysyl20-[histone H4] + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine. This reaction is the addition of a methyl group to the unmethylated lysine residue at position 20 of histone H4, producing histone H4K20me.

histone H4K20 monomethyltransferase activity

ID: GO_0140944

Class

Catalysis of the reaction: L-lysyl20-[histone H4] + S-adenosyl-L-methionine = H+ + N6-methyl-L-lysyl20-[histone H4] + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine. This reaction is the addition of a methyl group to the unmethylated lysine residue at position 20 of histone H4, producing histone H4K20me.

Note that the residue position corresponds to the canonical human H4 histone (UniProtKB:P02309); this residue is conserved across all eukaryotes. Note that the initiation methionine is cleaved, so the first residue is S1.

Open in VFB 3D Browser →

Classification

Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
histone H4K20 methylase activity broad synonym
histone H4-K20 methylation broad synonym
histone H4K20 methylation broad synonym
histone H4K20 monomethylation exact synonym
histone lysine N-monomethyltransferase activity (H4-K20 specific) exact synonym