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protein coding gene - set2 (SPAC29B12.02c) - histone lysine H3-K36 methyltransferase Set2

Gene summary

Standard name
set2
Systematic ID
SPAC29B12.02c
Product
histone lysine H3-K36 methyltransferase Set2
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
Synonyms
kmt3
UniProt ID
O14026
ORFeome ID
28/28F02
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome I: 5408180..5411065 reverse strand

Annotation

Disease association

MONDO:0859333 - intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 70

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MONDO:0014791 - Luscan-Lumish syndrome

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MONDO:0859331 - Rabin-Pappas syndrome

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GO biological process

GO:0006355 - regulation of DNA-templated transcription

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GO:0140673 - transcription elongation-coupled chromatin remodeling

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GO cellular component

GO:0000785 - chromatin

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GO:0005634 - nucleus

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GO molecular function

GO:0140954 - histone H3K36 dimethyltransferase activity

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GO:0140955 - histone H3K36 trimethyltransferase activity

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Modification

MOD:00046 - O-phospho-L-serine

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MOD:00047 - O-phospho-L-threonine

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MOD:00048 - O4'-phospho-L-tyrosine

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MOD:00696 - phosphorylated residue

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MOD:01148 - ubiquitinylated lysine

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Multi-locus phenotype

FYPO:0001352 - abnormal chromatin organization during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006403 - abolished histone H3-K36 dimethylation at promoter during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002919 - abolished histone H3-K36 methylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006260 - abolished subtelomeric chromatin knob formation

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FYPO:0010055 - decreased histone H2A-S121 phosphorylation at subtelomere during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006857 - decreased histone H3-K37 methylation

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FYPO:0002386 - decreased protein localization to pericentric heterochromatin at centromere outer repeat region

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FYPO:0010051 - decreased protein localization to subtelomeric chromatin knob during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002975 - decreased RNA level during cellular response to hydroxyurea

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FYPO:0005528 - decreased subtelomeric chromatin knob formation

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FYPO:0001355 - decreased vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0005773 - elongated mononucleate aseptate vegetative cell

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FYPO:0003557 - increased antisense RNA level

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FYPO:0002913 - increased antisense RNA transcription

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FYPO:0005752 - increased cellular dNTP level

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FYPO:0000220 - increased centromeric outer repeat transcript level

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FYPO:0000614 - increased duration of mitotic S phase

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FYPO:0005518 - increased histone H3-K14 acetylation at protein coding gene during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0004347 - increased histone H3-K9 acetylation at protein coding gene during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0010053 - increased histone H4-K12 acetylation at subtelomeric chromatin knob during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0010052 - increased histone H4-K5 acetylation at subtelomeric chromatin knob during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0005917 - increased subtelomeric heterochromatin RNA level

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FYPO:0001532 - normal duration of mitotic S phase

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FYPO:0007347 - normal histone H3-K36 trimethylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0000088 - sensitive to hydroxyurea

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FYPO:0000091 - sensitive to thiabendazole

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Protein features

PBO:0111852 - SET domain

Qualitative gene expression

PomGeneEx:0000027 - ribosomal density decreased

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Quantitative gene expression

PBO:0006310 - protein level

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PBO:0011963 - RNA level

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Single locus phenotype

FYPO:0001352 - abnormal chromatin organization during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0007472 - abnormal histone exchange

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FYPO:0006403 - abolished histone H3-K36 dimethylation at promoter during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002919 - abolished histone H3-K36 methylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006402 - abolished histone H3-K36 trimethylation at promoter during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006401 - decreased cellular dNTP level

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FYPO:0003412 - decreased chromatin silencing at centromere outer repeat

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FYPO:0004604 - decreased chromatin silencing at subtelomere

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FYPO:0010055 - decreased histone H2A-S121 phosphorylation at subtelomere during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006857 - decreased histone H3-K37 methylation

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FYPO:0000470 - decreased mating type switching

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FYPO:0004193 - decreased protein level during mitotic S phase

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FYPO:0005314 - decreased protein localization to chromatin at MCB promoters during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0010051 - decreased protein localization to subtelomeric chromatin knob during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002387 - decreased protein localization to subtelomeric heterochromatin during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002975 - decreased RNA level during cellular response to hydroxyurea

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FYPO:0001117 - decreased RNA level during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0005528 - decreased subtelomeric chromatin knob formation

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FYPO:0001355 - decreased vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0003557 - increased antisense RNA level

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FYPO:0002913 - increased antisense RNA transcription

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FYPO:0000220 - increased centromeric outer repeat transcript level

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FYPO:0000614 - increased duration of mitotic S phase

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FYPO:0005518 - increased histone H3-K14 acetylation at protein coding gene during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0005310 - increased histone H3-K14 acetylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0008219 - increased histone H3-K56 acetylation in transcribed regions during mitotic G2/M phase

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FYPO:0004347 - increased histone H3-K9 acetylation at protein coding gene during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0000892 - increased histone H3-K9 acetylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0010053 - increased histone H4-K12 acetylation at subtelomeric chromatin knob during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0008220 - increased histone H4-K20 monomethylation in transcribed regions during mitotic G2/M phase

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FYPO:0010052 - increased histone H4-K5 acetylation at subtelomeric chromatin knob during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006400 - increased mitotic DNA replication initiation from inefficient origin

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FYPO:0005917 - increased subtelomeric heterochromatin RNA level

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FYPO:0006518 - loss of viability in G0

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FYPO:0000245 - loss of viability in stationary phase

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FYPO:0007553 - normal G1 to G0 transition

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FYPO:0008221 - normal histone H3-K56 acetylation during mitotic G2/M phase

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FYPO:0008222 - normal histone H4-K20 monomethylation during mitotic G2/M phase

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FYPO:0008223 - normal histone H4-K20 trimethylation during mitotic G2/M phase

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FYPO:0005336 - normal level of histone H3 in cell

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FYPO:0004474 - normal mitotic cell cycle DNA replication checkpoint

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FYPO:0000857 - normal nucleosome positioning in euchromatin

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FYPO:0005614 - normal protein phosphorylation during cellular response to bleomycin

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FYPO:0002099 - normal protein phosphorylation during cellular response to hydroxyurea

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FYPO:0003530 - normal S-phase DNA damage checkpoint

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FYPO:0000764 - resistance to cycloheximide

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FYPO:0009087 - resistance to magnesium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0000725 - resistance to methyl methanesulfonate

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FYPO:0009043 - resistance to potassium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0000830 - resistance to vanadate

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FYPO:0000095 - sensitive to bleomycin

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FYPO:0000088 - sensitive to hydroxyurea

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FYPO:0009086 - sensitive to lithium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0007924 - sensitive to potassium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0002060 - viable vegetative cell population

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FYPO:0002177 - viable vegetative cell with normal cell morphology

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Taxonomic conservation

PBO:0011065 - conserved in eukaryotes

PBO:0011071 - conserved in eukaryotes only

PBO:0011064 - conserved in fungi

PBO:0011069 - conserved in metazoa

PBO:0011070 - conserved in vertebrates

PBO:0006222 - predominantly single copy (one to one)

Protein features

IDNameInterPro nameDB name
PF08711Med26TFIIS_NPFAM
PF00856SETSET_domPFAM
PF08236SRISRIPFAM
PF17907AWSAWS_domPFAM
cd19172SET_SETD2SETD2/Set2_SETCDD
PS50280SETSET_domPROSITE_PROFILES
PS50868POST_SETPost-SET_domPROSITE_PROFILES
PS51215AWSAWS_domPROSITE_PROFILES
PS51568SAM_MT43_SET2_1Set2_fungiPROSITE_PROFILES
SM00508PostSET_3Post-SET_domSMART
SM00317set_7SET_domSMART
SM00570shorttest3AWS_domSMART
G3DSA:2.170.270.10:FF:000062FUNFAM
SSF47676Conserved domain common to transcription factors TFIIS, elongin A, CRSP70TFIIS/LEDGF_dom_sfSUPERFAMILY
SSF82199SET domainSET_dom_sfSUPERFAMILY
G3DSA:2.170.270.10SET domainSET_dom_sfGENE3D
PTHR22884SET DOMAIN PROTEINSSET2_Histone-Lys_MeTrsfasePANTHER
CoilCoilCOILS
mobidb-lite-Disorderdisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Disorder
mobidb-lite-Low-complexitydisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Low-complexity
mobidb-lite-Polardisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Polar
mobidb-lite-Polyampholytedisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Polyampholyte
mobidb-lite-Positive-Polyelectrolytedisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Positive-Polyelectrolyte

Orthologs

References / Literature

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Swaffer MP et al. Cell Rep 2018 Jul 10;24(2):503-514
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Kettenbach AN et al. Mol Cell Proteomics 2015 May;14(5):1275-87
PMID:24662054 - The Mi-2 homolog Mit1 actively positions nucleosomes within heterochromatin to suppress transcription.
Creamer KM et al. Mol Cell Biol 2014 Jun;34(11):2046-61
PMID:39367033 - Quantitative proteomics and phosphoproteomics profiling of meiotic divisions in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Sivakova B et al. Sci Rep 2024 Oct 04;14(1):23105
PMID:26205977 - Highly condensed chromatins are formed adjacent to subtelomeric and decondensed silent chromatin in fission yeast.
Matsuda A et al. Nat Commun 2015 Jul 24;6:7753
PMID:24763107 - Absolute proteome and phosphoproteome dynamics during the cell cycle of Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission Yeast).
Carpy A et al. Mol Cell Proteomics 2014 Aug;13(8):1925-36
PMID:29618061 - Histone deacetylation promotes transcriptional silencing at facultative heterochromatin.
Watts BR et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2018 Jun 20;46(11):5426-5440
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Bérard M et al. PLoS Biol 2024 Dec 20;22(12):e3002963
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Lim KK et al. Bio Protoc 2018 Dec 20;8(24):e3117
PMID:20473289 - Analysis of a genome-wide set of gene deletions in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Kim DU et al. Nat Biotechnol 2010 Jun;28(6):617-623
PMID:28366642 - Spt5 Plays Vital Roles in the Control of Sense and Antisense Transcription Elongation.
Shetty A et al. Mol Cell 2017 Apr 06;66(1):77-88.e5
PMID:21712547 - Mitotic substrates of the kinase aurora with roles in chromatin regulation identified through quantitative phosphoproteomics of fission yeast.
Koch A et al. Sci Signal 2011 Jun 28;4(179):rs6
PMID:30674555 - An essential role for dNTP homeostasis following CDK-induced replication stress.
Pai CC et al. J Cell Sci 2019 Mar 25;132(6)
PMID:23032292 - Chd1 chromatin remodelers maintain nucleosome organization and repress cryptic transcription.
Hennig BP et al. EMBO Rep 2012 Nov 06;13(11):997-1003
PMID:37970674 - SUMOylation regulates Lem2 function in centromere clustering and silencing.
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PMID:23697806 - A genome-wide resource of cell cycle and cell shape genes of fission yeast.
Hayles J et al. Open Biol 2013 May 22;3(5):130053
PMID:28903048 - Set2 Methyltransferase Facilitates DNA Replication and Promotes Genotoxic Stress Responses through MBF-Dependent Transcription.
Pai CC et al. Cell Rep 2017 Sep 12;20(11):2693-2705
PMID:35157728 - TOR complex 2 contributes to regulation of gene expression via inhibiting Gcn5 recruitment to subtelomeric and DNA replication stress genes.
Cohen A et al. PLoS Genet 2022 Feb;18(2):e1010061
PMID:19547744 - Evolution of phosphoregulation: comparison of phosphorylation patterns across yeast species.
Beltrao P et al. PLoS Biol 2009 Jun 16;7(6):e1000134
PMID:28218250 - Chromatin remodeller Fun30 Fft3 induces nucleosome disassembly to facilitate RNA polymerase II elongation.
Lee J et al. Nat Commun 2017 Feb 20;8:14527
PMID:30726745 - Fission Yeast NDR/LATS Kinase Orb6 Regulates Exocytosis via Phosphorylation of the Exocyst Complex.
Tay YD et al. Cell Rep 2019 Feb 05;26(6):1654-1667.e7
PMID:16823372 - ORFeome cloning and global analysis of protein localization in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Matsuyama A et al. Nat Biotechnol 2006 Jul;24(7):841-7
PMID:29852001 - New insights into donor directionality of mating-type switching in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Maki T et al. PLoS Genet 2018 May;14(5):e1007424
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Gopalakrishnan R et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2019 May 07;47(8):3888-3903
PMID:33313903 - Ribosome profiling reveals ribosome stalling on tryptophan codons and ribosome queuing upon oxidative stress in fission yeast.
Rubio A et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2021 Jan 11;49(1):383-399
PMID:27613421 - Transcription-coupled changes to chromatin underpin gene silencing by transcriptional interference.
Ard R et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2016 Dec 15;44(22):10619-10630
PMID:34250083 - Barcode sequencing and a high-throughput assay for chronological lifespan uncover ageing-associated genes in fission yeast.
Romila CA et al. Microb Cell 2021 Jul 05;8(7):146-160
PMID:17434129 - S. pombe LSD1 homologs regulate heterochromatin propagation and euchromatic gene transcription.
Lan F et al. Mol Cell 2007 Apr 13;26(1):89-101
PMID:26792892 - Histone H3K36 trimethylation is essential for multiple silencing mechanisms in fission yeast.
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PB_REF:0000006 - Disease associations from Monarch via human-pombe orthologs
PMID:16087749 - Histone H3 K36 methylation is associated with transcription elongation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Morris SA et al. Eukaryot Cell 2005 Aug;4(8):1446-54
PMID:18216783 - Cell cycle control of centromeric repeat transcription and heterochromatin assembly.
Chen ES et al. Nature 2008 Feb 07;451(7179):734-7
PMID:18252195 - Methylations of histone H3 lysine 9 and lysine 36 are functionally linked to DNA replication checkpoint control in fission yeast.
Kim HS et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008 Apr 04;368(2):419-25
PMID:21511999 - Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts.
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PMID:22681890 - Hierarchical modularity and the evolution of genetic interactomes across species.
Ryan CJ et al. Mol Cell 2012 Jun 08;46(5):691-704
PMID:40520116 - Histone deacetylation as a landmark for Sgo2 relocation from centromeres to subtelomeres during interphase.
Osaki M et al. iScience 2025 Jun 20;28(6):112717
GO_REF:0000033 - Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
PMID:15798214 - A novel domain in Set2 mediates RNA polymerase II interaction and couples histone H3 K36 methylation with transcript elongation.
Kizer KO et al. Mol Cell Biol 2005 Apr;25(8):3305-16
PMID:30773398 - Set7 Is a H3K37 Methyltransferase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Is Required for Proper Gametogenesis.
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PMID:24909977 - A histone H3K36 chromatin switch coordinates DNA double-strand break repair pathway choice.
Pai CC et al. Nat Commun 2014 Jun 09;5:4091
PMID:32101745 - Dense Transposon Integration Reveals Essential Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors Promote Heterochromatin Formation.
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PMID:34296454 - The TOR-dependent phosphoproteome and regulation of cellular protein synthesis.
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PMID:17450151 - Distinct roles of HDAC complexes in promoter silencing, antisense suppression and DNA damage protection.
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PMID:22990236 - Hrp3 controls nucleosome positioning to suppress non-coding transcription in eu- and heterochromatin.
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PMID:28648780 - The Histone Acetyltransferase Mst2 Protects Active Chromatin from Epigenetic Silencing by Acetylating the Ubiquitin Ligase Brl1.
Flury V et al. Mol Cell 2017 Jul 20;67(2):294-307.e9
PMID:29635344 - Histone H3 lysine 36 methyltransferase mobilizes NER factors to regulate tolerance against alkylation damage in fission yeast.
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PMID:33260998 - High-Throughput Flow Cytometry Combined with Genetic Analysis Brings New Insights into the Understanding of Chromatin Regulation of Cellular Quiescence.
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PMID:26804021 - Shugoshin forms a specialized chromatin domain at subtelomeres that regulates transcription and replication timing.
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PMID:27298342 - Identification of S-phase DNA damage-response targets in fission yeast reveals conservation of damage-response networks.
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PMID:31883795 - Positioning Heterochromatin at the Nuclear Periphery Suppresses Histone Turnover to Promote Epigenetic Inheritance.
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PMID:15550243 - Methylation of histone H4 lysine 20 controls recruitment of Crb2 to sites of DNA damage.
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PMID:18257517 - Phosphoproteome analysis of fission yeast.
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PMID:24583182 - A novel method for purification of the endogenously expressed fission yeast Set2 complex.
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PMID:23101633 - Quantitative analysis of fission yeast transcriptomes and proteomes in proliferating and quiescent cells.
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