| Description | This entry represents the PR/SET domain found in PR domain zinc finger protein 6 (PRDM6, also known as PRISM). PRDM6 has been shown to co-localized with histone H4 and methylates H4-K20 [ ]. It has also been shown to act as a transcriptional repressor by interacting with class I histone deacetylases and the G9a histone methyltransferase []. It promotes the transition from differentiated to proliferative smooth muscle by suppressing differentiation and maintaining the proliferative potential of vascular smooth muscle cells []. It also plays a role in endothelial cells by inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation, survival and differentiation []. Mutations in the PRDM6 gene have been linked to nonsyndromic patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), which is a common congenital heart defect (CHD) with both inherited and acquired causes [].The PRDM family members are characterised by the presence of a N-terminal PR (PRDI-BF1 and RIZ1 homology) domain followed by multiple zinc fingers which confer DNA binding activity. PR domains are only distantly related to the classical SET methyltransferase domains [ ]. They are involved in epigenetic regulation of gene expression through their intrinsic histone methyltransferase activity or via interactions with other chromatin modifying enzymes []. | Name | PRDM6, PR/SET domain |
| Short Name | PRDM6_PR-SET | Type | Domain |
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