histone H3R8 methyltransferase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + (histone H3)-arginine (position 8) = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (histone H3-N-methyl-arginine (position 8). This reaction is the addition of a methyl group to the arginine residue at position 8 of histone H3.
GO:0016274
protein-arginine N-methyltransferase activity
is_a
GO:0140938
histone H3 methyltransferase activity
is_a
histone H3R8 arginine methylase activity
exact
histone H3R8 arginine methyltransferase activity
exact
histone methyltransferase activity (H3-R8 specific)
exact
histone-H3R8 methyltransferase activity
exact