SETDB1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human SETDB1 wild-type allele is located within 1q21 and is approximately 38 kb in length. This allele, which encodes histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-9 specific 4 protein, plays a role in the methylation of histone H3 at lysine-9, a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression.

**Synonyms:** - ESET - KG1T - KIAA0067 - SET Domain, Bifurcated 1 wt Allele