SUV39H2, Official Symbol SUV39H2provided by HGNC Official Full Name SUV39H2 histone lysine methyltransferaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17287 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000152455 MIM:606503; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17287 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as KMT1B Summary Enables S-adenosyl-L-methionine binding activity; histone methyltransferase activity (H3-K9 specific); and zinc ion binding activity. Involved in chromatin assembly or disassembly and chromatin remodeling. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to hypoxia and negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in chromatin. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Broad expression in testis (RPKM 10.3), lymph node (RPKM 2.1) and 23 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all