Predicted to encodes a SU(VAR)3-9 homolog, a SET domain protein. Known SET domain proteins are involved in epigenetic control of gene expression and act as histone methyltransferases. There are 10 SUVH genes in Arabidopsis and members of this subfamily of the SET proteins have an additional conserved SRA domain.
Computational Description
SET domain protein 11 (SDG11); FUNCTIONS IN: zinc ion binding, histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity; INVOLVED IN: chromatin modification; LOCATED IN: nucleus; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: SET domain (InterPro:IPR001214), SRA-YDG (InterPro:IPR003105), Pre-SET domain (InterPro:IPR007728); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: SU(VAR)3-9 homolog 3 (TAIR:AT1G73100.1); Has 2906 Blast hits to 2667 proteins in 280 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 89; Metazoa - 1281; Fungi - 322; Plants - 960; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 254 (source: NCBI BLink).