Protein arginine methyltransferase 2

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21131670
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Summary

Protein arginine methyltransferase 2 is a protein[1]. It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: SH3-like domain superfamily[3], S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase[4], Protein arginine N-methyltransferase[5], Methyltransferase small domain, protein family[6], SH3 domain, protein family[7]
  • Has part(s): SH3 domain[8], Methyltransferase small domain[9]
  • EC enzyme number: 2.1.1.321[10]
  • Molecular function: methyltransferase activity[11], transferase activity[12], histone methyltransferase activity[13], protein homodimerization activity[14], progesterone receptor binding[15], transcription coactivator activity[16], signal transducer activity[17], thyroid hormone receptor binding[18], protein binding[19], androgen receptor binding[20], peroxisome proliferator activated receptor binding[21], retinoic acid receptor binding[22], estrogen receptor binding[23], protein-arginine N-methyltransferase activity[24]
  • Cell component: cytoplasm[25], cytosol[26], Rb-E2F complex[27], nucleoplasm[28], nucleolus[29], nucleus[30]
  • Biological process: developmental cell growth[31], negative regulation of G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle[32], positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated[33], methylation[34], positive regulation of apoptotic process[35], regulation of androgen receptor signaling pathway[36], histone methylation[37], negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated[38], negative regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity[39], signal transduction[40], protein methylation[41], histone arginine methylation[42], peptidyl-arginine N-methylation[43], peptidyl-arginine methylation, to asymmetrical-dimethyl arginine[44]
  • Encoded by: PRMT2[45]
  • Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ENZYME. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Kinetic analysis of human protein arginine N-methyltransferase 2: formation of monomethyl- and asymmetric dimethyl-arginine residues on histone H4. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Identification of protein arginine methyltransferase 2 as a coactivator for estrogen receptor alpha. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Identification of protein arginine methyltransferase 2 as a coactivator for estrogen receptor alpha. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Identification of protein arginine methyltransferase 2 as a coactivator for estrogen receptor alpha. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Identification and Characterization of Two Putative Human Arginine Methyltransferases (HRMT1L1 and HRMT1L2). Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Identification of protein arginine methyltransferase 2 as a coactivator for estrogen receptor alpha. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein E1B-AP5 is methylated in its Arg-Gly-Gly (RGG) box and interacts with human arginine methyltransferase HRMT1L1. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . PRMT2, a member of the protein arginine methyltransferase family, is a coactivator of the androgen receptor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Identification of protein arginine methyltransferase 2 as a coactivator for estrogen receptor alpha. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Identification of protein arginine methyltransferase 2 as a coactivator for estrogen receptor alpha. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Identification of protein arginine methyltransferase 2 as a coactivator for estrogen receptor alpha. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . PRMT2, a member of the protein arginine methyltransferase family, is a coactivator of the androgen receptor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Identification and Characterization of Two Putative Human Arginine Methyltransferases (HRMT1L1 and HRMT1L2). Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Identification of protein arginine methyltransferase 2 as a coactivator for estrogen receptor alpha. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Protein methyltransferase 2 inhibits NF-kappaB function and promotes apoptosis. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . PRMT2, a member of the protein arginine methyltransferase family, is a coactivator of the androgen receptor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Protein methyltransferase 2 inhibits NF-kappaB function and promotes apoptosis. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Protein methyltransferase 2 inhibits NF-kappaB function and promotes apoptosis. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Identification and Characterization of Two Putative Human Arginine Methyltransferases (HRMT1L1 and HRMT1L2). Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Identification and Characterization of Two Putative Human Arginine Methyltransferases (HRMT1L1 and HRMT1L2). Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Encoded by → PRMT2
    Wikidata description → mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
    Ec enzyme number → 2.1.1.321
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