protein-lysine N-methyltransferase activity Gene Set

Dataset GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025
Category structural or functional annotations
Type molecular function
Description Catalysis of the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to the epsilon-amino group of a lysine residue in a protein substrate. (Gene Ontology, GO_0016279)
External Link http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0016279
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55 genes performing the protein-lysine N-methyltransferase activity molecular function from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol Name
ANTKMT adenine nucleotide translocase lysine methyltransferase
ASH1L ash1 (absent, small, or homeotic)-like (Drosophila)
ATPSCKMT ATP synthase c subunit lysine N-methyltransferase
CAMKMT calmodulin-lysine N-methyltransferase
CSKMT citrate synthase lysine methyltransferase
DOT1L DOT1-like histone H3K79 methyltransferase
EEF1AKMT1 EEF1A lysine methyltransferase 1
EEF1AKMT2 EEF1A lysine methyltransferase 2
EEF1AKMT3 EEF1A lysine methyltransferase 3
EEF1AKMT4 EEF1A lysine methyltransferase 4
EEF2KMT eukaryotic elongation factor 2 lysine methyltransferase
EHMT1 euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 1
EHMT2 euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2
ETFBKMT electron transfer flavoprotein subunit beta lysine methyltransferase
EZH1 enhancer of zeste 1 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit
EZH2 enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit
FAM86B1 family with sequence similarity 86, member B1
FAM86B2 family with sequence similarity 86, member B2
HEMK2 HemK methyltransferase 2, ETF1 glutamine and histone H4 lysine
JARID2 jumonji, AT rich interactive domain 2
KMT2A lysine (K)-specific methyltransferase 2A
KMT2B lysine (K)-specific methyltransferase 2B
KMT2C lysine (K)-specific methyltransferase 2C
KMT2D lysine (K)-specific methyltransferase 2D
KMT5A lysine methyltransferase 5A
KMT5B lysine methyltransferase 5B
KMT5C lysine methyltransferase 5C
MECOM MDS1 and EVI1 complex locus
METTL13 methyltransferase like 13
METTL21A methyltransferase like 21A
METTL21C methyltransferase like 21C
METTL22 methyltransferase like 22
NSD1 nuclear receptor binding SET domain protein 1
NSD2 nuclear receptor binding SET domain protein 2
NSD3 nuclear receptor binding SET domain protein 3
PRDM16 PR domain containing 16
PRDM7 PR domain containing 7
PRDM9 PR domain containing 9
SETBP1 SET binding protein 1
SETD1A SET domain containing 1A
SETD1B SET domain containing 1B
SETD2 SET domain containing 2
SETD3 SET domain containing 3
SETD4 SET domain containing 4
SETD5 SET domain containing 5
SETD6 SET domain containing 6
SETD7 SET domain containing (lysine methyltransferase) 7
SETDB1 SET domain, bifurcated 1
SETDB2 SET domain, bifurcated 2
SETMAR SET domain and mariner transposase fusion gene
SMYD2 SET and MYND domain containing 2
SMYD5 SMYD family member 5
SUV39H1 suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 1 (Drosophila)
SUV39H2 suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 2 (Drosophila)
VCPKMT valosin containing protein lysine (K) methyltransferase