GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0042054 - histone methyltransferase activity
Term summary
ID
GO:0042054
Name
histone methyltransferase activity
Ontology or CV name
GO molecular function
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + histone = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + methyl-histone. Histone methylation generally occurs on either an arginine or a lysine residue.