DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 3A

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Name
DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 3A
Synonyms
  • 2.1.1.37
  • DNA methyltransferase HsaIIIA
  • DNA MTase HsaIIIA
  • Dnmt3a
  • M.HsaIIIA
Gene Name
DNMT3A
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0052325|DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 3A
MPAMPSSGPGDTSSSAAEREEDRKDGEEQEEPRGKEERQEPSTTARKVGRPGRKRKHPPV
ESGDTPKDPAVISKSPSMAQDSGASELLPNGDLEKRSEPQPEEGSPAGGQKGGAPAEGEG
AAETLPEASRAVENGCCTPKEGRGAPAEAGKEQKETNIESMKMEGSRGRLRGGLGWESSL
RQRPMPRLTFQAGDPYYISKRKRDEWLARWKREAEKKAKVIAGMNAVEENQGPGESQKVE
EASPPAVQQPTDPASPTVATTPEPVGSDAGDKNATKAGDDEPEYEDGRGFGIGELVWGKL
RGFSWWPGRIVSWWMTGRSRAAEGTRWVMWFGDGKFSVVCVEKLMPLSSFCSAFHQATYN
KQPMYRKAIYEVLQVASSRAGKLFPVCHDSDESDTAKAVEVQNKPMIEWALGGFQPSGPK
GLEPPEEEKNPYKEVYTDMWVEPEAAAYAPPPPAKKPRKSTAEKPKVKEIIDERTRERLV
YEVRQKCRNIEDICISCGSLNVTLEHPLFVGGMCQNCKNCFLECAYQYDDDGYQSYCTIC
CGGREVLMCGNNNCCRCFCVECVDLLVGPGAAQAAIKEDPWNCYMCGHKGTYGLLRRRED
WPSRLQMFFANNHDQEFDPPKVYPPVPAEKRKPIRVLSLFDGIATGLLVLKDLGIQVDRY
IASEVCEDSITVGMVRHQGKIMYVGDVRSVTQKHIQEWGPFDLVIGGSPCNDLSIVNPAR
KGLYEGTGRLFFEFYRLLHDARPKEGDDRPFFWLFENVVAMGVSDKRDISRFLESNPVMI
DAKEVSAAHRARYFWGNLPGMNRPLASTVNDKLELQECLEHGRIAKFSKVRTITTRSNSI
KQGKDQHFPVFMNEKEDILWCTEMERVFGFPVHYTDVSNMSRLARQRLLGRSWSVPVIRH
LFAPLKEYFACV
Number of residues
912
Molecular Weight
101857.595
Theoretical pI
Not Available
GO Classification
Functions
chromatin binding / DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity / DNA binding / DNA-methyltransferase activity / identical protein binding / metal ion binding / RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding / transcription corepressor activity / transcription factor binding
Processes
aging / cellular response to amino acid stimulus / cellular response to ethanol / cellular response to hypoxia / DNA methylation / DNA methylation involved in embryo development / DNA methylation involved in gamete generation / hepatocyte apoptotic process / methylation-dependent chromatin silencing / mitotic cell cycle / negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic / negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II / neuron differentiation / positive regulation of cell death / regulation of gene expression by genetic imprinting / response to cocaine / response to estradiol / response to ionizing radiation / response to lead ion / response to vitamin A / spermatogenesis
Components
chromosome, centromeric region / cytoplasm / euchromatin / nuclear heterochromatin / nuclear matrix / nucleoplasm / nucleus / XY body
General Function
Required for genome-wide de novo methylation and is essential for the establishment of DNA methylation patterns during development. DNA methylation is coordinated with methylation of histones. It modifies DNA in a non-processive manner and also methylates non-CpG sites. May preferentially methylate DNA linker between 2 nucleosomal cores and is inhibited by histone H1. Plays a role in paternal and maternal imprinting. Required for methylation of most imprinted loci in germ cells. Acts as a transcriptional corepressor for ZBTB18. Recruited to trimethylated 'Lys-36' of histone H3 (H3K36me3) sites. Can actively repress transcription through the recruitment of HDAC activity.
Specific Function
Chromatin binding
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Nucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0052326|DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A)
ATGCCCGCCATGCCCTCCAGCGGCCCCGGGGACACCAGCAGCTCTGCTGCGGAGCGGGAG
GAGGACCGAAAGGACGGAGAGGAGCAGGAGGAGCCGCGTGGCAAGGAGGAGCGCCAAGAG
CCCAGCACCACGGCACGGAAGGTGGGGCGGCCTGGGAGGAAGCGCAAGCACCCCCCGGTG
GAAAGCGGTGACACGCCAAAGGACCCTGCGGTGATCTCCAAGTCCCCATCCATGGCCCAG
GACTCAGGCGCCTCAGAGCTATTACCCAATGGGGACTTGGAGAAGCGGAGTGAGCCCCAG
CCAGAGGAGGGGAGCCCTGCTGGGGGGCAGAAGGGCGGGGCCCCAGCAGAGGGAGAGGGT
GCAGCTGAGACCCTGCCTGAAGCCTCAAGAGCAGTGGAAAATGGCTGCTGCACCCCCAAG
GAGGGCCGAGGAGCCCCTGCAGAAGCGGGCAAAGAACAGAAGGAGACCAACATCGAATCC
ATGAAAATGGAGGGCTCCCGGGGCCGGCTGCGGGGTGGCTTGGGCTGGGAGTCCAGCCTC
CGTCAGCGGCCCATGCCGAGGCTCACCTTCCAGGCGGGGGACCCCTACTACATCAGCAAG
CGCAAGCGGGACGAGTGGCTGGCACGCTGGAAAAGGGAGGCTGAGAAGAAAGCCAAGGTC
ATTGCAGGAATGAATGCTGTGGAAGAAAACCAGGGGCCCGGGGAGTCTCAGAAGGTGGAG
GAGGCCAGCCCTCCTGCTGTGCAGCAGCCCACTGACCCCGCATCCCCCACTGTGGCTACC
ACGCCTGAGCCCGTGGGGTCCGATGCTGGGGACAAGAATGCCACCAAAGCAGGCGATGAC
GAGCCAGAGTACGAGGACGGCCGGGGCTTTGGCATTGGGGAGCTGGTGTGGGGGAAACTG
CGGGGCTTCTCCTGGTGGCCAGGCCGCATTGTGTCTTGGTGGATGACGGGCCGGAGCCGA
GCAGCTGAAGGCACCCGCTGGGTCATGTGGTTCGGAGACGGCAAATTCTCAGTGGTGTGT
GTTGAGAAGCTGATGCCGCTGAGCTCGTTTTGCAGTGCGTTCCACCAGGCCACGTACAAC
AAGCAGCCCATGTACCGCAAAGCCATCTACGAGGTCCTGCAGGTGGCCAGCAGCCGCGCG
GGGAAGCTGTTCCCGGTGTGCCACGACAGCGATGAGAGTGACACTGCCAAGGCCGTGGAG
GTGCAGAACAAGCCCATGATTGAATGGGCCCTGGGGGGCTTCCAGCCTTCTGGCCCTAAG
GGCCTGGAGCCACCAGAAGAAGAGAAGAATCCCTACAAAGAAGTGTACACGGACATGTGG
GTGGAACCTGAGGCAGCTGCCTACGCACCACCTCCACCAGCCAAAAAGCCCCGGAAGAGC
ACAGCGGAGAAGCCCAAGGTCAAGGAGATTATTGATGAGCGCACAAGAGAGCGGCTGGTG
TACGAGGTGCGGCAGAAGTGCCGGAACATTGAGGACATCTGCATCTCCTGTGGGAGCCTC
AATGTTACCCTGGAACACCCCCTCTTCGTTGGAGGAATGTGCCAAAACTGCAAGAACTGC
TTTCTGGAGTGTGCGTACCAGTACGACGACGACGGCTACCAGTCCTACTGCACCATCTGC
TGTGGGGGCCGTGAGGTGCTCATGTGCGGAAACAACAACTGCTGCAGGTGCTTTTGCGTG
GAGTGTGTGGACCTCTTGGTGGGGCCGGGGGCTGCCCAGGCAGCCATTAAGGAAGACCCC
TGGAACTGCTACATGTGCGGGCACAAGGGTACCTACGGGCTGCTGCGGCGGCGAGAGGAC
TGGCCCTCCCGGCTCCAGATGTTCTTCGCTAATAACCACGACCAGGAATTTGACCCTCCA
AAGGTTTACCCACCTGTCCCAGCTGAGAAGAGGAAGCCCATCCGGGTGCTGTCTCTCTTT
GATGGAATCGCTACAGGGCTCCTGGTGCTGAAGGACTTGGGCATTCAGGTGGACCGCTAC
ATTGCCTCGGAGGTGTGTGAGGACTCCATCACGGTGGGCATGGTGCGGCACCAGGGGAAG
ATCATGTACGTCGGGGACGTCCGCAGCGTCACACAGAAGCATATCCAGGAGTGGGGCCCA
TTCGATCTGGTGATTGGGGGCAGTCCCTGCAATGACCTCTCCATCGTCAACCCTGCTCGC
AAGGGCCTCTACGAGGGCACTGGCCGGCTCTTCTTTGAGTTCTACCGCCTCCTGCATGAT
GCGCGGCCCAAGGAGGGAGATGATCGCCCCTTCTTCTGGCTCTTTGAGAATGTGGTGGCC
ATGGGCGTTAGTGACAAGAGGGACATCTCGCGATTTCTCGAGTCCAACCCTGTGATGATT
GATGCCAAAGAAGTGTCAGCTGCACACAGGGCCCGCTACTTCTGGGGTAACCTTCCCGGT
ATGAACAGGCCGTTGGCATCCACTGTGAATGATAAGCTGGAGCTGCAGGAGTGTCTGGAG
CATGGCAGGATAGCCAAGTTCAGCAAAGTGAGGACCATTACTACGAGGTCAAACTCCATA
AAGCAGGGCAAAGACCAGCATTTTCCTGTCTTCATGAATGAGAAAGAGGACATCTTATGG
TGCACTGAAATGGAAAGGGTATTTGGTTTCCCAGTCCACTATACTGACGTCTCCAACATG
AGCCGCTTGGCGAGGCAGAGACTGCTGGGCCGGTCATGGAGCGTGCCAGTCATCCGCCAC
CTCTTCGCTCCGCTGAAGGAGTATTTTGCGTGTGTGTAA
Chromosome Location
2
Locus
2p23.3
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ9Y6K1
UniProtKB Entry NameDNM3A_HUMAN
HGNC IDHGNC:2978
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00721Procaineapproved, investigational, vet_approvedunknowninhibitorDetails
DB01262Decitabineapproved, investigationalunknowninhibitorDetails