Protein Domain : IPR007728

Type:  Domain Name:  Pre-SET domain
Description:  This region is found in a number of histone lysine methyltransferases (HMTase), N-terminal to the SET domain; it is generally described as the pre-SET domain.Histone lysine methylation is part of the histone code that regulated chromatin function and epigenetic control of gene function. Histone lysine methyltransferases (HMTase) differ both in their substrate specificity for the various acceptor lysines as well as in their product specificity for the number of methyl groups (one, two, or three) they transfer. With just one exception [], the HMTases belong to SET family that can be classified according to the sequences surrounding the SET domain [, ]. Structural studies on the human SET7/9, a mono-methylase, have revealed the molecular basis for the specificity of the enzyme for the histone-target and the roles of the invariant residues in the SET domain in determining the methylation specificities []. The pre-SET domain, as found in the SUV39 SET family, contains nine invariant cysteine residues that are grouped into two segments separated by a region of variable length. These 9 cysteines coordinate 3 zinc ions to form a triangular cluster, where each of the zinc ions is coordinated by 4 four cysteines to give a tetrahedral configuration. The function of this domain is structural, holding together 2 long segments of random coils and stabilising the SET domain.The C-terminal region including the post-SET domain is disordered when not interacting with a histone tail and in the absence of zinc. The three conserved cysteines in the post-SET domain form a zinc-binding site [] when coupled to a fourth conserved cysteine in the knot-like structure close to the SET domain active site []. The structured post-SET region brings in the C-terminal residues that participate in S-adenosylmethine-binding and histone tail interactions. The three conserved cysteine residues are essential for HMTase activity, as replacement with serine abolishes HMTase activity []. Short Name:  Pre-SET_dom

1 Child Features

DB identifier Type Name
IPR003606 Domain Pre-SET zinc-binding sub-group

0 Contains

2 Cross Referencess

Identifier
PF05033
PS50867

1 Found In

DB identifier Type Name
IPR011381 Family Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase

4 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0008270 IPR007728
GO:0018024 IPR007728
GO:0034968 IPR007728
GO:0005634 IPR007728

4 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0008270 IPR007728
GO:0018024 IPR007728
GO:0034968 IPR007728
GO:0005634 IPR007728

0 Parent Features

3256 Proteins

DB identifier UniProt Accession Secondary Identifier Organism Name Length
79965 D8QYE1 PAC:15405973 Selaginella moellendorffii 491  
104841 D8RZ91 PAC:15415085 Selaginella moellendorffii 571  
166928 D8R0G6 PAC:15420152 Selaginella moellendorffii 312  
85776 D8R6H6 PAC:15422239 Selaginella moellendorffii 381  
123930 D8SSK6 PAC:15404823 Selaginella moellendorffii 206  
evm.TU.contig_29644.1 PAC:16429717 Carica papaya 677  
evm.TU.contig_35939.1 PAC:16430746 Carica papaya 840  
evm.TU.contig_36397.1 PAC:16430828 Carica papaya 152  
evm.model.supercontig_15.107 PAC:16409319 Carica papaya 1234  
evm.model.supercontig_161.25 PAC:16410194 Carica papaya 471  
evm.model.supercontig_33.203 PAC:16417657 Carica papaya 688  
evm.model.supercontig_51.1 PAC:16421761 Carica papaya 591  
evm.model.supercontig_70.67 PAC:16425354 Carica papaya 222  
evm.model.supercontig_87.19 PAC:16427684 Carica papaya 932  
29869.m001151 B9S5I0 PAC:16811875 Ricinus communis 562  
30008.m000785 B9SQR3 PAC:16815555 Ricinus communis 364  
30072.m000953 B9SI77 PAC:16816743 Ricinus communis 327  
30128.m008553 B9RFZ7 PAC:16818143 Ricinus communis 326  
30131.m006974 B9RGX3 PAC:16818799 Ricinus communis 640  
30147.m014346 B9RA03 PAC:16820357 Ricinus communis 631  
30147.m014347 B9RA04 PAC:16820358 Ricinus communis 614  
29680.m001712 B9S7M5 PAC:16805542 Ricinus communis 620  
29686.m000897 B9SHW2 PAC:16805808 Ricinus communis 681  
29676.m001702 B9S8S4 PAC:16805447 Ricinus communis 1516  
29637.m000745 B9SKN2 PAC:16804396 Ricinus communis 832  
27940.m000327 B9SZ00 PAC:16799552 Ricinus communis 455  
Cucsa.338140.1 PAC:16978710 Cucumis sativus 376  
Cucsa.321310.1 A0A0A0L452 PAC:16977482 Cucumis sativus 992  
Cucsa.101850.1 A0A0A0KFH9 PAC:16958762 Cucumis sativus 1463  
Cucsa.178320.1 PAC:16967078 Cucumis sativus 162  

7 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            12372305
            11691919
            12540855
            12887903
            12123582
            11893494
            12389037