GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0046974 - histone H3K9 methyltransferase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0046974
- Name
- histone H3K9 methyltransferase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + histone H3 L-lysine (position 9) = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + histone H3 N6-methyl-L-lysine (position 9). This reaction is the addition of up to three methyl groups to the lysine residue at position 9 of the histone H3 protein.
